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Between 1952 and 2009, Sellafield discharged more than 47,855 terabecquerel of cesium-137 and strontium-90, two of the most dangerous radioactive elements to human health, according to calculations based on data from the U.K. Environment Agency and the Journal of Radiological Protection. via bloomberg.com not another glowing report?

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Radio sans frontieres: By the mid 1990s, people driving across Europe should be able to tune into their favourite radio programmes in hi-fi wherever they are New Scientist 20 July 1991 by BARRY FOXMagazine issue 1778. Imagine driving the length of Britain, over the Channel and across Europe, listening all the time to the same…

The govt. has signalled a change to the memorandum of understanding (M.O.U.) with the troika of the EC/IMF/ECB. The minimum wage will be restored to last years poverty levels. The changes to the M.O.U. are to be revenue neutral. There is to be a quid pro quo for businesses that employ people on the minimum…

The Dread Broadcasting Corporation was set up towards the end of 1979, shortly after Margaret Thatcher came to power. While the population at large seemed to embrace the new capitalist mood, I recall that things remained pretty bleak for the average black Joe or Josephine. Their sense of exclusion was reinforced by the lack of…