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The Price of Smoke
Tuesday 29th April 2025 5:40 pm
Growth Agenda
Let bulldozers rip,
Get spades in the ground,
Turn on the taps
In city and town.
Rules on the bonfire,
Planes in the air,
Bricked-up banality,
The fun of the fair.
And, all of a sudden,
The climate’s nowhere.
Sunday 2nd February 2025 8:55 am
do not be disheartened.
do not be disheartened
from the powers that be
they shape our media,
close our borders,
delegitimise our freedom,
emasculate our men,
oppress our women,
suppress queer identity,
profile non-white skin.
they take our taxes,
pay their bankers bonuses,
privatise and pollute our water,
shape our education,
control our minds,
continue colonial wars.
they steal oil and gas from the ...
Saturday 25th January 2025 1:23 pm
Climate Emergency!
It’s been the hottest ever year;
The one point five is broken.
But in society round here,
These words are never spoken.
There’s still time for a reset,
Through measures tough or token;
The greenhouse levels climb, and yet,
These words are never spoken.
The glaciers will melt away,
And fires taunt the ocean,
But in the workplace or at play,
These words are...
Tuesday 14th January 2025 7:40 am
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