Extinction Rebellion April 2022
“Climate activists are sometimes portrayed as dangerous radicals. The truly dangerous radicals are the countries that are increasing production of fossil fuels. Investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure…
Ukraine war protests
The Ukraine solidarity protests I’ve attended have had a complex mix of people and agendas. Ukrainian Christians with Uyghur Muslims; Trotskyites, EU supporters and nationalists. Peace campaigners amidst…
Protection
‘Fucking mask wearers’ swore the elderly gent as he and his wife looked around the farm shop tea room. He meant me, and I’d have taken it more…
Shroud
‘The Sudarium of Oviedo, or Shroud of Oviedo, is a bloodstained piece of cloth measuring c. 84 x 53 cm (33 x 21 inches) kept in the Cámara Santa of the Cathedral of San…
Stranded Assets
Since the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015, HSBC has poured over $110bn into fossil fuel firms and projects. Valuations of fossil fuel companies include the…
Stop
During the winter 2021 lockdown our horizons have narrowed, and time feels frozen, like a jammed film frame jiggling in the gate of a projector. Working with these…
Compliance
Since Covid cases have exploded again, I’ve returned to the City of London for my exercise. The streets are quiet but there is always at least one fugitive…
Gully
The ebb and flow of the tides generally follows a sine curve, often described as the ‘rule of twelfths’. One twelfth of the volume of tidal water flows…
Burners
So why is it that so many carbon footprint calculators claim to be able to offset my 6.9 ton return flight, by persuading Atoc to further reduce her…
SYL46 aka Brolley
Grey seal SYL46 (name changed to protect her identity), is a juvenile female: nicknamed Brolley, because she was first seen playing with an abandoned umbrella. She was kindly identified…