Scientists have discovered bacteria that are resistant to all known antibiotics. First identified in China, the potentially lethal ‘superbug’, which is resistant to what is known as the ‘antibiotic of last resort’ – colisten – has now been found in the UK. The director of Antibiotic Research UK, Dr David Brown, warned that it is …
To The Daily Telegraph For the past five years I have focused my recreational fishing on the pursuit of sea bass in Britain’s coastal waters. I have caught a few, but only one of legal size for me to take home for my supper. The rest have all been returned to the water to grow …
While we hear a lot about the human “population crisis”, the real population crisis, from the ecological point of view, concerns not humans but farm animals, whose numbers are growing twice as fast. Raising livestock requires a vast amount of resources, and 75% of the world’s farmland; a third of all cereal crops are used …
Supporters of TPP generally insist it’s absolutely worth doing, despite any infelicities it might contain, because of the huge overall economic benefit it will bring to participants. But when challenged, they are unable to cite any credible evidence for that claim. We now have a new report from the World Bank, which takes into account …
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The State Integrity Investigation, which measures hundreds of variables to compile transparency and accountability grades for all States Have come up with stunning findings. The best grade in the nation, which went to Alaska is just a C. Only two others earned better than a D+; 11 states received failing grades. The findings may be deflating to …
