Greyhound racing ban campaign takes over Piccadilly Circus
A short film calling on the Scottish Government to ban greyhound racing has been projected onto London’s Piccadilly Lights, in a move which drew attention to the unnecessary plight of…
Political donations petition calls on Labour to ban freebies for MPs
As ‘Free Gear Keir’ sets about to pay back *some* of his eye-watering freebie slush funds, a new petition is calling to ban the farce that is political donations altogether.…
Whaling ban on shaky ground after international commission meet
At the 69th International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Peru last week, pro-whaling nations shut down the possibility of creating a South Atlantic whale sanctuary. At the same meeting, attempts…
Today is International Day for the Ban on Night Flights at Airports
130 initiatives from 15 countries have declared 13 September as the “International Day for the Ban on Night Flights at Airports”. International Day for the Ban on Night Flights at…
PETA stages protest over the EU’s dire animal testing ‘ban’
Campaign group PETA has provocatively highlighted how the EU is still allowing animal testing for human cosmetics. This is despite EU assurances to the contrary, and a so-called ‘ban’ which…
Al Jazeera looking at legal action against Israel’s ban on station
Al Jazeera will look to pursue all possible legal action against Israel’s ban on its operations there, the TV network’s news director has said. He likened the actions of the…
petition delivered to UK PM calling for arms sales ban
A petition calling on the UK government to halt arms exports to Israel has been handed in at 10 Downing Street by Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) and a cross party…
Wounded but happy Scots soldiers on the Western Front in France during World War One.
circa 1916
A Letter To The Editor (2007)
Dear Editor, As was to be expected, there has been much written in recent weeks concerning the recently imposed ban on smoking in public places, and I would like to…