The Grand Banks bloom! time to crack down on fish plundering
Like banks, habitats don't decline gradually. They tumble. Perhaps the most drastic example of a sudden collapse of an eco-system of late has been that in Canada's Grand Banks in…
What’s happening in Somalia is no natural disaster.
Last month I asked a Kenyan farmer what the impact of food speculation was on her community. "Food is getting more and more expensive" she told me. She talked too…
South Sudan Oyee!
By Tim Flatman As of midnight 9th July (10pm 8th July UK time), South Sudan became an independent nation. How should we respond? As far as moments of liberation go,…
Tunisia’s struggle and ours: battles in the same war
As an anti-cuts campaigner in the UK fighting rises in tuition fees or corporate tax dodging or the closure of a local library or redundancies at a city council or…