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Oil-producers, democracy and the arms trade

Posted by Dyfed on Thursday, September 8, 2011, In : Politics 




We all pretty much depend on oil. For us personally it heats our home and powers our car and probably does a lot more to boot. None of us could do without it. The oil producing countries have us – pardon the pun – over a barrel. That doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t be informed about these countries, however.

Oil-producing democracies are few
Apart from Russia and Norway the other big oil exporters are part of an exclusive club called OPEC. Most of them are located in the Middle East (t...

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English votes for English laws - Cranmer commends

Posted by Dyfed on Wednesday, February 17, 2010, In : Linking other blogs 
Archbishop Cranmer is a blog I enjoy reading and today His Grace commends some posts on an issue of democracy in England. Of course, I would be more than happy to see a proper English parliament up and running for it would ensure that Wales and Scotland would see their respective assemblies strengthened.
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The Friday Politics Column

Posted by Dyfed on Friday, February 12, 2010, In : Politics 

Iran, the UK, and torture

Is there any connection between the violent suppression of protests in Iran on Wednesday and the news revealed on the same day that the Labour government had allegedly tried to silence those local authority leaders from within its own party on the issue of long term care of the elderly in England? You might argue that there is very little that can be compared between these two incidents and you may well be correct.

The situation in Iran is very different to ...


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Some thoughts following my visit to Occupy London.

October 27th 2011

Ok so there’s plenty to disagree with but this is such a good song.

October 12th 2011
There are so many draining things we can focus on during the day: how we appear to others, how much others do or don’t respect us, how we can get people to do what we want. But once we become aware of the negative impact of these areas of focus, we can get clear on - even excited about - who we really want to be … We can shift our focus toward qualities like mercy, gentleness, courage, and the many others that bring true joy in our lives and in the lives of others.

Sasha Silverman and Malcom Smith

via MinEmergent

October 5th 2011
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