Mike Vickers' Blog

November 13, 2019

The Modern Messiah

Filed under: Brexit, Climate Change, Greta Thunberg — derryvickers @ 1:55 pm

The Twenty Century Messiah.

Greta Thunberg: Called out by the presidential Pharisees

It was ever thus.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/13/greta-thunberg-to-hitch-a-ride-to-europe-with-australian-youtube-influencers

September 23, 2019

Greta Thunberg at the UN

Filed under: Climate Change, Greta Thunberg, History in the making, Sustainability, Trump — derryvickers @ 7:32 pm

I find it difficult to know how to tackle Climate Change, I am too old for it to affect me, but the children now will suffer in many ways, ways not even to contemplate.
Climate Change and its effects has been with me for a very long time.  I remember a book years ago titled ‘BeforeNature Dies’
I note it’s still avaiable:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3718781-before-nature-dies

Who said Thunberg couldn’t speak;  what more could she have said and with what better emphasis?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/23/greta-thunberg-speech-un-2019-address

The new Messiah but is she too late; Cheers by the UN but little commitment
And Trump walked by

 

August 30, 2019

Greta Thunberg – On her way

Filed under: economics, Greta Thunberg, USA — derryvickers @ 7:48 am

I like the poster

Greta surrounded by plastic rubbish

From

https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2019/aug/29/us-greta-thunberg-climate?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0Jlc3RPZkd1YXJkaWFuT3BpbmlvblVTLTE5MDgyOQ%3D%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=BestOfGuardianOpinionUS&CMP=opinionus_email

Let’s hope that someone in the US spends time to listen

July 3, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Greta Thunberg talking together

Filed under: AOC, Climate Change, Greta Thunberg — derryvickers @ 8:57 pm

A Discussion between

AOC and GT

The two drivers for Saving the Environment

on Climate Change Action to save the Environment

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/29/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-met-greta-thunberg-hope-contagious-climate?utm_source=eml&utm_medium=emlf&utm_campaign=MK_SU_NewsletterCanvas&utm_term=Email_MB_UK&utm_content=variantA

Interesting if only because it brings together the two Global Personalities on the Climate and the need to save it for posterity.

April 26, 2019

The Good Friday Agreement resurrected – we can only hope on this Friday one week on

The British and Irish governments have reached an agreement to establish a new round of talks involving all the main political parties in Northern Ireland, starting on 7 May.

Theresa May and the taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, credited the public response to the killing of Lyra McKee with the announcement on Friday of a fresh attempt to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland.

But see the small print

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/apr/26/northern-ireland-fresh-attempt-to-restore-power-sharing

April 24, 2019

The Last Supper Then and Now

Leonardo's Last Supper

Greta Thunberg talking with Caroline Lucas and Jeremy Corbyn at the UK Parliament on 23 April 2019.

Greta Thunberg should be encouraged to speak to the UK Parliament as a whole.

In any case, if Trump is allowed to speak to the UK Parliament in June (and I hope Bercow succeeds again in stopping him) then Greta should be invited to follow immediately afterwards.

 

April 12, 2019

Our Young are showing The Way

Filed under: Climate Change, Education, Greta Thunberg, Italian, Sustainability, World Class — derryvickers @ 2:28 pm

What more is there to say, other than Bully for all of you out there who spending your Easter holidays on the picket lines

https://ukscn.org/ys4c-where

The Guardian article

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2019/apr/12/youth-climate-change-protests-across-britain-live

A Young Volunteer

 

From Corriere della Sera

Greta Thunberg invita all’assemblea di FridaysForFuture in Italia

Appuntamento a Milano il 13 aprile per discutere la direzione che deve prendere il movimento studentesco contro il climate change che il 15 marzo ha riempito le piazze del mondo

 

 

 

 

 

April 1, 2019

No April Fools Joke –

Filed under: Climate Change, Greta Thunberg, Personal, Politics, World Class — derryvickers @ 9:06 pm

I need to say no more other than ask you all to watch and do not then forget

Greta Thunberg

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