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@Pcar , I guess they know not to make surprise visits to Norfolk farms
stewgreen
Sorrell is married to Cristiana Falcone, director of media and entertainment industries at the World Economic Forum, ie DAVOS.
"The World Economic Forum is a Swiss nonprofit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, Switzerland. Recognised in 2015 by the Swiss authorities as an "other international body" under Switzerland's Host State Act 2007 (HSA, SR 192.12),[1] its mission is cited as "committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas"."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Economic_Forum
Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Bono, Paulo Coelho, and Tony Blair are regular Davos attendees.
Past attendees include Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Henry Kissinger, Nelson Mandela, Raymond Barre, Julian Lloyd Webber, Sandro Salsano, Wences Casares, and Yasser Arafat.
The Transnational Institute describes the World Economic Forum's main purpose as being "to function as a socializing institution for the emerging global elite, globalization's "Mafiocracy" of bankers, industrialists, oligarchs, technocrats and politicians. They promote common ideas, and serve common interests: their own."[57]
A study, published in the Journal of Consumer Research, investigated the sociological impact of the WEF. It concluded that the WEF do not solve issues such as poverty, global warming, chronic illness, or debt. They have simply shifted the burden for the solution of these problems from governments and business to "responsible consumers subjects:
the green consumer, the health-conscious consumer, and the financially literate consumer." They merely reframe the issues, and by so doing perpetuate them. Gore is singled out as a prime example. Gore's speeches deliberately shift focus away from the problems of unregulated markets and corporate activities to one of moral pathologies, individual greed, etc. In doing so he is actually promoting the creation of new markets, and hence perpetuating the same old problems in a new guise. New markets will follow the same patterns as the old ones because the core problem of corporate governance is never addressed."
golf charlie
@stewgreen, Apr 15, 2018 at 8:07 PM
Countryfile - Next week they are in Norfolk
Will they be with Anthony Martin at Bleak House Farm?
Pcar
Patrick Stewart said “Jean-Luc Picard would have voted Remain”
of course he would, he’s “a space cadet”.
stewgreen
I rather liked this article. Covered many points in an honest way
“All I know is that to see, and not to speak, would be the great betrayal.”
Pcar
Apr 15, 2018 at 8:07 PM | stewgreen
Who does buy organic bacon at 2-3 times the price, apart from those on BBC Salaries?
golf charlie
Apr 15, 2018 at 8:01 PM | stewgreen
One gets pursued by overheated women, the other gets overheated and pursues women. Did Harvey just get jealous of Leo?
Leonardo DiCaprio And Harvey Weinstein Talk Their On-Set Experience With Climate Change
By CHANTILLY POST, . 9 Dec 2015 7:56 PM
https://etcanada.com/news/35515/leonardo-dicaprio-and-harvey-weinstein-talk-their-on-set-experience-with-climate-change/
What is it about greedy slime balls, sexual deviants and Climate Science? There is obviously some kind of mutual attraction.
golf charlie
Amusing
Pcar
Countryfile was normal BS
eg falsely equated organic with "highest welfare standards"
Next week they are in Norfolk ...
stewgreen
Mr Vincent, who was from the travelling community, would have turned 38 on 15 April
Hither Green: Relatives mark dead burglar's birthday