Commissioner Damanaki A Soft Spoken Revolutionary

If you have a problem to solve, bring on the left winger Commissioner Damanaki is a former Greek revolutionary who fought Greece’s fascist dictorship. Today, she is still putting the greater good ahead at the privileges of the few. She has taken on the privileged elite of Europe’s powerful fishing industry and their allies in … Read more

Toby Zielgler in defense of free trade

Free Trade – Why So Few Vocal Friends? Free trade is good. It helps the poor buy things for less. It promotes freedom and learning. And, it stops war. The “What Car Do You Drive ?” Test For something that makes people more prosperous, it does not have many vocal allies. It has a lot … Read more

From 600% to 1% Discards – How Do You Do It

The UK government is working with english fishermen to cut discards of fish. The use of CCTV cameras to make sure the scheme is working is proving a great success. Channel 4 news showed a news item about how the scheme in Scarbourgh is working. It’s providing fishermen the technology to fully account for the … Read more