Possibly the single best reason for Britain’s continued membership of the European Union (EU) is that the EU prevents wars. Following war between France and Germany three times in 70 years (arguably four), the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC ) was founded shortly after World War 2 by six nations, making them industrially and economically… Continue reading EU Referendum decision is simple – and all about war
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Don’t vote to maim and kill Syrian children in my name
Bombing Syria will uselessly waste lives. I have written to my MP asking him not vote to maim and kill defenceless children in my name. “Dear Mr Bebb I am writing to tell you that, as a constituent, I do not want you to vote on my behalf to bomb Syria.Air strikes alone will not… Continue reading Don’t vote to maim and kill Syrian children in my name
Your holiday snaps may not breach copyright after all – update
Update on my post about your holiday snaps possibly soon infringing EU copyright laws. Labour MEP, Derek Vaughan has told me the EU committee vote that wanted to take away some of your rights to photograph buildings and monuments has no legal effect. But the European Commission will propose a wide-ranging copyright reform by the… Continue reading Your holiday snaps may not breach copyright after all – update
Your holiday snaps could soon breach copyright!
Copyright law changes could mean tens of thousands of images of public places in Europe could have to be deleted from sites like Wikipedia, and your holiday snaps could land you in bother! Oh, dear, the EU doing itself no favours, again. In the UK, and most of the EU, you can take photos of… Continue reading Your holiday snaps could soon breach copyright!
Have your say on Wi-Fi on trains
The Government has started a consultation called, “Improving mobile communications to UK rail passengers: Call for evidence”. Sounds a bit daunting, but you don’t have to answer all questions (or do them all at once). It’s your chance to have a say, don’t give them an excuse to let profiteers have the service because you… Continue reading Have your say on Wi-Fi on trains
Any talk of Greece leaving the EU is vindictive and short sighted idiocy
The European Union started in 1951 to prevent more wars. The European Coal and Steel Community tied industries together and made a common market amongst members, “to make another war was not only unthinkable but materially impossible.” [Robert Schuman, French Foreign Minister, 1950] Britain has maintained its own odd isolation, but most EU countries have… Continue reading Any talk of Greece leaving the EU is vindictive and short sighted idiocy
Purple elder flowers?
I know it can’t be, but the blossoms on this do look a bit like purple elder flowers.
No Northern Lights for us tonight
Nipped out at 10.00pm, looked north – straight into a mass of aurora borealis shielding clouds!
Labour’s Policy Process needs to be subject to binding votes
Labour’s National Policy Forum elections are due soon. That’s good, we need to be getting on with policy reformulation, so we can offer a real alternative to government by and for the rich. But if all we do is start the same process again, we will lose again and let down the British people again.… Continue reading Labour’s Policy Process needs to be subject to binding votes
Don’t blame Scotland for the General Election, blame Labour’s arrogant leadership
There will be a lot of people in other parts of the UK who are very cross with Scotland this morning, and confused that in the independence referendum just months ago they decided to stay in the UK, then they send almost exclusively SNP MPs to Westminster. It is wrong to be cross with Scotland… Continue reading Don’t blame Scotland for the General Election, blame Labour’s arrogant leadership