People’s Opposition
We are seeing a rise in mass activism. Revolt is in the air, famers are driving their tractors through London, there are mass turnouts for Black Lives Matter and Extinction Rebellion (XR). Combative campaigns can win real victories, and such…
Readers react to Thoughts and Voices
Re 5G Network Rollout – Who Does It Benefit? I find the repeated mantra of ‘it’s going to change our world for the better’ quite untrue. The ‘benefits’ seem so minor, I prefer to see a clear view of the…
COMMENT: It really is time for the UK government to declare a Climate Change Emergency
Richard Price asks why the government isn’t declaring a climate change emergency given the evidence building up of climate catastrophe. Why are the media under-reporting or even ignoring the climate catastrophe in the making? Scientists consistently underestimate the speed…
COMMENT Riots, Rows And Rainbows
Pride Month In Pandemicamonium… June is LGBT Pride Month. Whilst many associate Pride with Parades, which take place in various locations around the world throughout the summer, Pride Month is this month in order to mark the original Stonewall Riots.…
COMMENT 5G Network Rollout
Who Does it Benefit? The process of upgrading our mobile networks to 5G will be slow and expensive but will bring a number of improvements to different sectors. 5G’s new frequencies cannot penetrate walls and windows or travel as well…
COMMENT Black Lives Matter – Everywhere Including Hastings
Amber Smith is the founder of the Black Lives Matter – Sussex Facebook group which has grown to three thousand members in just one week, and is also involved in Hastings’ Rally Against Racism. Here she explores what this historic…
COMMENT: The View From Alexandra Park
When the Home Secretary called for people to stay away from #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations on Saturday, she almost certainly gave many the final arm-twist they needed to stand up and be counted. For that we should be grateful to her. Every little…
COMMENT: Covid-19 and Me
By Oliver Speer As I write this, I am in lockdown in a shed at my sister’s garden in the countryside just outside Hastings. Two days ago, our Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a very confusing and contradictory speech to…
COMMENT: True Religion?
Zenos Metevsky comments on fervour for the NHS in the streets of Hastings Bank holiday sunshine lights up the back streets of Hastings – silent, empty and lined with parked cars. The majority of windows have blinds down, I suppose…
The Scandal Of Private Testing
By Graham Pearcey The symptoms were pretty clear, and Doctor Google and I concluded that it was almost certainly giardia, a nasty little intestinal bug that makes its presence felt towards the lower end of the digestive tract. Most likely,…