The months

With apologies to Sara Coleridge (1802-1852) January brings the fires,Dead koalas, rightwing liars. February brings fierce storms,Setting new destructive norms. March brings toxic air alerts,Gets so bad that breathing hurts. …

2084

Decree (1/2084) from the Planetary Emergency Government In order to save the Earth, these policies shall now be implemented: ■ Mass sterilisation of all males■ Free abortion on demand■ Free …

Humans, we have a problem

The nightmare is becoming ever more horrifying. This month alone, the evidence of the insane environmental catastrophe mankind is inflicting upon our one and only planet has been coming thick …

Urban rats

Note: In this post the word ‘rat’ is not a metaphor for cad, cheat, nark, traitor or general bastard, of which there are plenty in Cardiff – well, not explicitly …

999

Emergency services, which service do you require – ambulance, fire, police or coastguard? Um…the police I suppose. Hold the line caller, connecting you now. South Wales Police control centre, please …

Glowing in the dark

I get a lot of hostility in Cardiff whenever I depart from the authorised hymn-sheet and express critical views about the city. This hostility is dished out by a range …

Liar liar pants on fire

Last month the Ordnance Survey (OS) released comprehensive and definitive geospatial data that plotted and mapped all the UK’s accessible green space. And, in that instant, at the click of …

Aberfan

Whenever the entire British establishment sings from the same hymn-sheet there is one thing you can be certain of: they are telling a gigantic lie. This is what we have …

No ember

In my garden right now the grass is growing, roses and fuschias are in full flower, figs are ripening and even tomato plants are still fruiting. This is happening just …