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  • Mark Carney demolishes Brexit and Liz Truss’ economic policies

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    Image of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng
    Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng. “Some people said we were in too much of a rush – and it is certainly true that I didn’t just try to fatten the pig on market day, I tried to rear the pig and slaughter it as well. I confess to that.”

    https://leftfootforward.org/2023/09/mark-carney-demolishes-brexit-and-liz-truss-economic-policies/

    The former governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has taken apart the arguments of Brexiteers as well as the economic policies of Liz Truss during a speech at the Global Progress Action Summit in Montreal, where he praised “progressive” policies while attacking “far-right populists”.

    Carney, who was governor between 2013 to 2020, accused those who backed quitting the European Union of wanting to “tear down the future” and also launched a scathing attack on the disastrous economic policies of Liz Truss.

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    Turning his attention to Truss, Carney said that when Brexiteers tried to create Singapore on the Thames, the Truss government instead delivered Argentina on the Channel – and that was a year ago.

    “Those with little experience in the private sector – lifelong politicians masquerading as free marketeers – grossly under-value the importance of mission, of institutions, and of discipline to a strong economy.

    “And the bad news is that while these tactics never work economically, they can work politically. Brexit happened, Donald Trump was elected. So we can’t dismiss the impact of anger, but we must resist its power.”

    https://leftfootforward.org/2023/09/mark-carney-demolishes-brexit-and-liz-truss-economic-policies/

  • CRAIG MURRAY ON THE ‘SLOW MOTION EXECUTION’ OF JULIAN ASSANGE

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    Craig Murray on the ‘slow motion execution’ of Julian Assange

    dizzy: It’s time that Assange’s continuing torture is ended and that he’s released.

  • Extinction Rebellion pour fake oil over steps of Labour headquarters

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    Extinction Rebellion activists poured oil over the steps of the Labour Party’s London headquarters Photo: Luke Flegg
    Extinction Rebellion activists poured oil over the steps of the Labour Party’s London headquarters Photo: Luke Flegg

    https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/extinction-rebellion-pour-fake-oil-over-labour-hq-steps-demand-further-pledges

    CLIMATE activists today poured a pool of fake oil over the steps of the Labour Party’s London headquarters and let off smoke grenades to demand the party pledges further action.

    Two activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR) climbed onto the portico and set off the canisters, while another chained himself to a handrail.

    Other supporters held up banners saying: “Cut the ties to fossil fuels.”

    The protesters called on Labour to do more than stop issuing new oil licences if it wins the next general election but promise to cancel any oil licences granted by the Conservatives.

    Campaigners also called for a manifesto commitment to make the transition to renewables an urgent priority of a new Labour government.

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    https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/extinction-rebellion-pour-fake-oil-over-labour-hq-steps-demand-further-pledges

  • Oxfam says tax filthy rich polluters responsible for climate destruction

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    Greenpeace activists display a billboard during a protest outside Shell headquarters on July 27, 2023 in London.
    Greenpeace activists display a billboard during a protest outside Shell headquarters on July 27, 2023 in London. (Photo: Handout/Chris J. Ratcliffe for Greenpeace via Getty Images)

    Oxfam’s report Payment Overdue, Fair ways to make polluters across the UK pay for climate justice proposes that those most responsible for emissions and those best able to pay should pay to address climate change. Oxfam recognises that fossil fuel companies and rich individuals “are disproportionately responsible for the climate crisis” but “have been let off with not paying to deal with its consequences.”

    Extinction Rebellion NL image reads STOP FOSSIELE SUBSIDIES
    Extinction Rebellion NL image reads STOP FOSSIELE SUBSIDIES

    The climate crisis is now a reality: its effects range from the UK breaching 
    40°C for the first time in 2022 to a devastating and ongoing drought in East 
    Africa, which would not have occurred without global heating. In the UK and 
    globally, it is people living in poverty who bear the consequences of 
    inaction. Public finance is a critical lifeline for communities on the frontlines 
    of the climate crisis, yet we are increasingly looking to dwindling aid 
    budgets to meet escalating needs. Meanwhile, billionaires amass yet more 
    wealth and fossil fuel producers post record profits. 


    These polluters have caused – and continue to cause – irreversible damage 
    to our planet, and it’s only fair that they pay for the harm caused by their 
    actions. Fairer taxes on the largest polluters would not only generate 
    additional finance but could also create financial incentives for them to 
    reduce their emissions.  


    The UK is a huge historical emitter. It must take responsibility for this, but 
    the onus of paying should not be split equally among the public. Those who 
    have emitted the most and profited while doing so – particularly fossil fuel 
    producers and wealthy people – should be doing the heavy lifting. This 
    paper sets out four options to do this. 

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    Placard reads Curb Greed Tax the Rich
    Placard reads Curb Greed Tax the Rich

    Payment Overdue, Fair ways to make polluters across the UK pay for climate justice

  • Climate protests worldwide start a week of demonstrations

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    Scientists protest at UK Parliament 5 September 2023.
    Scientists protest at UK Parliament 5 September 2023.

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2023/sep/17/nyc-march-end-fossil-fuels-alexandria-ocasio-cortez

    Tens of thousands march in New York City to protest fossil fuels

    Dharna Noor

    Tens of thousands of people in New York City have kicked off a week of demonstrations seeking to end the use of coal, oil and natural gas blamed for climate change.

    “This is an incredible moment,” said Jean Su of Center for Biological Diversity, who helped organize the mobilization.

    Tens of thousands of people are marching in the streets of New York because they want climate action, and they understand Biden’s expansion of fossil fuels is squandering our last chance to avoid climate catastrophe.

    Su said the action was the largest climate protest in the US since the start of the pandemic, with organizers estimating around 75,000 protestors taking to the streets in New York City.

    She added:

    This also shows the tremendous grit and fight of the people, especially youth and communities living at the frontlines of fossil fuel violence, to fight back and demand change for the future they have every right to lead.

    In addition to celebrities and lawmakers, kids from across the country as well as elderly people showed up at the protests, waving climate signs and chanting alongside event organizers.

    New York’s Democratic representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who previously championed the Green New Deal alongside Senator Bernie Sanders, is also expected to address the crowd later this afternoon.

    Sunday’s demonstration comes ahead of the the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit, which the UN secretary general, António Guterres, says will focus on on bold new climate pledges.