The IPCC has said that the planning to limit global temperatures rises to below 2C by 2100 is not now a goal that will be achieved, instead advising we must stop warming before it exceeds 1.5C by 2030. That is twelve years of accelerating and increasing decline in stability before we are well and truly …
Author: Nicholas Alexander
Writer poet, programmer business, human being.
World in shock
An unsubtle change overtook the world recently. The president of the USA lost any sign of trust his electorate and the rest of the world had, which was already thin. There appears to be a peculiar silence. The incredulity that followed Trump's declared love for a dictator who starves his people, the position he has …
China’s economy
It occurred to me that China's economic growth success followed after several things. One of those is population control. Economics is the driver of human destruction of nature. There has to be a better way to protect our environment. Green capitalism? If we can do it for energy by the provision of free alternatives, we …
Brexit is just the beginning
The Government, led by a woman who really can not dance, is making sure that Brexit goes ahead, come what may. Why? It is not good for the EU, it is bound to break the United part of the UK. Meantime, Trump lies to his power-base. He belittles women and there they are in the …
Russian Spy poisonings
It is hard to trust the word of either government. Britain has a government that pursues an extreme agenda saying it is the "will of the people" when that is clearly untrue. The accusation against Russia, in this case, does appear logical but the photos of two men is hardly enough evidence to take Putin …
Problems with Russia
Which problem is it? If the Russian government is absolutely innocent in the Novichok poisoning even if nobody believes them, it implies their criminal community must own some dreadful weapons. Seems horribly possible. Or, Putin is lying. Also horribly possible. Or even a coup could be forming. Good lordy. The world needs to step-up in …
British Human Rights Abuses
The UK government has not done enough to prevent another Grenfell style disaster. They appear to leave this in the not as important as Brexit basket, and unfortunately for the citizens of this once proud country can expect the same kind of disregard for Human Rights in all (in)actions by this horribly ineffective Government. They …
Lack of infrastructure
Locking children in cages and separation of young children from their families is inhuman behaviour. And now, abrupt about-turns by Donald Trump does not signify that the President of the US would seriously contemplate discussing ideas and or listen to objections before enforcing sweeping Executive Orders that appear to be rapidly pushing the USA towards …
States of War
Why does war exist? As a philosophical question, we can explore all manner of motivations for warfare. Very few wars benefit anyone, but while it may be true that some make sense, at first, others clearly do not. Specifically, intimidation, tariffs and standover tactics appear more common measure in today's world where power and primacy …
Denuclearisation
In the opening minutes of the Trump-Kim summit it will become very obvious that Trump will withdraw because Kim does not immediately lie down and offer his entire nuclear arsenal in exchange for reunification with South Korea. Kim has already achieved what he wants - a meeting with the US President. He will offer an …