Back in the middle of February I posted on the plight of the Iraqi people in Basra suggesting that while the the city was not in the media spotlight things were turning from bad to worse. I ended saying I think we are going to see a lot more about Basra in the headlines in the next few weeks. Hmmm. Even though the report I read was shocking there was some positive stuff about British involvement – it was, however, not overly complimentary. And certainly not as bad as General Hayden’s view of how we, the Brits, have done in Southern Iraq.
Let’s make climate a culture war!
If the politics of climate change end up polarised, is that so bad? No – it’s disastrous. Or so I’ve long thought. Look at the US – where climate is even more polarised than abortion. Result: decades of flip flopping. Ambition under Clinton; reversal...