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A GRANDMA’S TALESue Hampton

Sue Hampton — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 09:35:28 +0000

In a downmarket flat in a comfortable English town there lived a shy grandma. She lived with the guilt of breaking her children’s hearts and she didn’t suppose it would ever ease. But now that she had grandbabies she was determined to give them all the love, fun and care her slightly creaky body [...]

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As the Oil Pumps, the Blood SpillsStephen Young

Stephen Young — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 07:00:18 +0000

Behind the missiles, bombs and bullets raining down on Ukraine lie fossil fuels. The rich world’s addiction to perpetual energy is financing a dictator’s war. The Ukrainians fleeing home and those who’ve stayed to fight are at the mercy of a twisted economic system. As the oil pumps, the blood spills. Oil and gas [...]

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The shaping of History: THE PEOPLE VERSUS SHELLSimon Bramwell

Simon Bramwell — Thu, 13 May 2021 07:01:22 +0000

On 22 April, XR co-founder Simon Bramwell and six other rebels appeared at the Southwark Crown Court, charged with causing 25K worth of criminal damage to Shell’s London headquarters. In a historic ruling, six of the defendants were found not guilty despite admitting to criminal damage, and the judge indicating that the law pointed to [...]

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