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Early Animal Rights Legislation by Michael (London, UK) Despite fundamental protection being granted to animals in The Massachusetts Body of Liberties of 1641, animal welfare is still a major concern today in America, 370 years later. Every day animal cruelty comes to light. The development of animal rights across the world is patchy. Some …
by Gail (Boston, USA) Senator Scott Brown – photo Luke X. Martin (Flickr) I received a voice mail from Carolyn at Senator Scott Brown’s office today. I believe the call came in yesterday; unfortunately, I was out sick as I really would’ve liked to speak with her. She confirmed that Senator Scott Brown got …
The UK government is being very inconsistent when it comes to terrorism and public safety. Small and peaceful protest groups can be treated like dangerous criminals, while foreign military groups that have done serious harm are not labelled as terrorists. This shows a lack of clear thinking and poor decision-making. Labour’s government has already …
The Quiet Fracture: Are Societies on the Edge? This is a discussion about the beginnings of anarchy. How it happens and how there are tiny grass roots signs of it happening in the UK and perhaps strangely, Melbourne, Australia. Societies rarely collapse suddenly. Instead, they fracture slowly, in ways that are subtle but telling: …
The UK Government has declined to introduce new legislation that would obligate motorists to stop and report — or take injured animals to a vet — if they hit a cat. The response follows a petition calling for changes to the law. The campaign urged the Government to extend the same legal protections currently …
Trump, Short-Termism, and the Looming Fiscal Crisis Donald Trump remains remarkably popular in the United States, despite unconventional methods and controversial policies. Yet beneath the political theatre lies a stark reality: his approach to governance reflects a deep-seated short-termism, one that risks pushing the U.S. toward a fiscal crisis that future generations may struggle …
The updated MS (Microsoft) Windows browser ‘Edge’ now includes a free VPN. “Edge Secure Network is a built-in free VPN that can help secure your network connection from online hackers, keep your location private and safeguard your sensitive data so you can safely make purchases fill out forms and more.” The acronym ‘VPN’ rings …
This is another example of the nonsense that occurs routinely in the UK’s Parliament thanks to the current batch of new Labour MPs who are simply too inexperienced and too woke to make good decisions. In April of 2025 the highest court in the land handed down a definitive judgement on the issue of …
