Tuesday, 13 January 2009


The UK, Anti-Semitism, and Reaction to the Gaza Conflict

The Israel-Hamas conflict has caused a minor flurry of activity among Britain’s political parties. The Socialist Workers Party, Green Party, Liberal Democrats, Conservative Party, and British National Party (BNP) have all posted at least one statement regarding it on their websites. (Labour has not posted a statement.)

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Is Putin the Greens’ poster boy

The cheery chappies over at theCompetitive Enterprise Institute have noticed an interesting thing about Putin’s gas shenanigans with Ukraine. He is of course helping drive down the usage of energy in Europe, a goal so beloved of the green wallas.

Chevron have been running a campaignwearing their Corporate Social Responsibility hat, called ‘I Will Use Less Energy’.

I will use less energy. And we will too.
The world demands more and more energy. Where will it come from?
We at Chevron are working to provide more of it, both responsibly and efficiently. And we’re developing alternatives.
But it’s just as important for all of us to do more with less.

So should Putin be Chevron’s poster boy?