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Fracking near home

Posted on 13 January, 2014 by

Sunday and I joined the rally against iGas’s exploratory drilling for shale gas and coal bed methane at Barton Moss near Eccles, just across the Ship Canal from here. It was a good turnout – my estimate is around 400 … Continue reading →

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This brutal Liberal government: reflections on the week of the Tory party conference.

Posted on 3 October, 2013 by

We’ve just been subjected to the disturbing spectacle of a week of the Tory party conference and they still have the ability to surprise us with their brutality. On one level it is just a baying pack of bigots and … Continue reading →

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