2005
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The UN Agenda Hiding in Your Council’s Filing Cabinet
In Summary: Since 1997, over 400 UK councils have adopted Local Agenda 21 frameworks originating from the 1992 UN Earth Summit in Rio, facilitated by an international organisation called ICLEI that councils joined using ratepayer money. Tony Blair challenged all local authorities to implement these strategies by 2000, and though technically voluntary, the frameworks quickly…
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When the Past Won’t Let Go
It’s 2005. And I’m sat here at some ungodly hour, probably should be sleeping, but instead I’m writing this down because I don’t have anyone to talk to about it. I’ve been getting to work at 4am, sometimes 5am. Staying till 6, 7, 8 at night. Going in on Saturdays. And for what? None of…