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Kate Farmer

Cutting to the chase

25.09.2009
George Clooney

Reality Check: Celebrities and Good Causes

It may be a sad reflection on our society that we seem to need pop stars, film stars and other celebrities to be the voice of our social conscience.

23.09.2009

"The End of the Line - a world without fish?"

The bluefin tuna is being pushed to the edge of extinction - despite a hard hitting campaign backed by celebrities, politicians and millions of consumers. Is it time for consumer power (that’s us!) to take over?

16.09.2009

Was the shoe thrower right?

There can’t have been many people in Europe who didn’t, at least privately, applaud the actions of Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi when he threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush – but was he right to do it?

14.09.2009

Safer, greener, and no parking problems

Within 10 years we will have robot controlled trucks and cars on our roads, according to the Royal Academy of Engineering… will it be a utopia of automotive harmony, or the worst nightmare of man vs. machine?

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