IrishTV is a satellite channel in expansion. The moneybags behind it is a London-Irish millionaire and a hefty Tory bankroller, John Griffin. The channel has been around for a couple of years under the stewardship of Mayo-based Pierce O’Reilly on Sky 191 and carries a mix of Paddy’s Day neo-liberal tourism Ireland twee and a Nationwide-style redneck roundup (think Ryanair, potato cakes and country & western music). The 150 new … Read More
#rabbleEarth: Piechart Latest
James Powell’s illuminating study showing 99% of peer-reviewed scientific papers accept man-made climate change has been updated. 99.99% of peer-reviewed papers on Climate Change between Nov 2012 & Dec 2013 accepted man-made climate change. 1 paper did not. I have brought my previous study (see here and here) up-to-date by reviewing peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals over the period from Nov. 12, 2012 through December 31, 2013. I found 2,258 articles, written by … Read More
#rabbleEarth: Who Funds Climate Change Deniers?
As extreme weather becomes the norm it is long past time that man-made climate change was accepted as a scientific fact. Drexel University researchers did a little digging to see who is funding the propaganda behind climate change denial. The Young Turks take a look at the researchers’ findings, the money trail is clear and it goes right to the top of (principally American) politics. “A study by Drexel University … Read More
Ministry of Truth
The Conservative Party has attempted to erase a 10-year backlog of speeches from the internet, including pledges for a new kind of transparent politics the prime minister and chancellor made when they were campaigning for election. On Wednesday, Computer Weekly reported that a 10-year backlog of material dating from before 2010 had been removed from the party website. It was also claimed the material had been made inaccessible from search engines at … Read More
Hang Mandela
Anyone following left-wing blogs or political forums will be aware of the claim that Tory leader, David Cameron, is a hypocrite for marking Nelson Mandela as a hero. The viral post notes Mandela’s grave illness and continues ‘When he does die, and David Cameron jumps on the Mandela bandwagon, remember that in 1985 he was a top member of the Federation of Conservative Students, which produced the “Hang Mandela” posters.’ … Read More