Politics

GM: back with a vengeance?

Posted by jamie — 17 September 2007 at 11:16am - Comments

As if Monday mornings weren't generally bad enough, the Guardian's headline this morning warns of the "return of GM". Biotech companies and government ministers are preparing to shoehorn GM technologies into UK agriculture, using climate change as an excuse. Their reasoning is that they'll be able to win the public over this time round if they claim that GM crops are needed to keep us fed as the climate becomes less favourable to regular varieties.

Brighton rocks with the Climate Clinic

Posted by jamie — 16 September 2007 at 12:49pm - Comments

Climate ClinicIt's that time of year again. From this weekend, politicians, journalists and the party faithful will be congregating in seaside towns beginning with the letter B - Brighton, Bournemouth and Blackpool - as the three main parties hold their annual love-ins.

Caterpillars and contracts: first-hand reports from the Congo rainforest

Posted by jamie — 21 May 2007 at 5:12pm - Comments
Adrien Sinafasi Makelo (left) and René Ngongo (right) address the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Great Lakes Region of Africa

Adrien Sinafasi Makelo (left) and René Ngongo (right) address MPs, civil servants and campaigners

On Thursday, I found myself at Portcullis House, an imposing edifice that sits across the road from the main Houses of Parliament building. The occasion was a panel discussion hosted by Greenpeace and (deep breath) the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on the Great Lakes Region of Africa, to discuss the crisis in the Congo rainforest. As the name suggests, it's a collective of MPs from all parties with a special interest in that part of the world who try to make sure issues affecting the region remain on the political agenda.

EU policy on climate change: I will if you will

Posted by jamie — 24 October 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

It's so easy to shift the blame onto someone else but politicians do it better than most. Witness Margaret Beckett earlier today, speaking to foreign policy experts at the British Embassy in Berlin. Quite rightly, she stressed the dangers of climate change but her role as foreign secretary lead her to framing it as "a serious threat to international security". Which it is, but it's a lot more besides.

The climate doctor will see you now

Posted by jamie — 23 September 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

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