21 November 2015

World Affairs for 2015 NOVEMBER II

20th November 2015 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“President Putin has announced that he has shared intelligence with the other G20 member states”

“This revealed that 40 countries help finance IS’s activities”

“This information, as yet not given to the media, shows that among the 40 countries some of them are G20 members”

“IS makes an estimated $50m a month from selling crude oil captured in oilfields in Iraq and Syria”

“This has been confirmed by US and Iraqi intelligence”

“As a result of this declared information, the US has now launched its first strike against an IS oil convoy”

“Previously the US have refused to strike over 1,000 IS controlled tanker trucks out of what they said was a concern for civilians”

“IS has been smuggling this crude oil that it has been producing in Syria”

“Recently 116 trucks have now been destroyed near Deir al-Zour, an area in the eastern section of Syria, which is controlled by IS”

“Since the Paris bombing, the US has had to change its tactics and it seems they are being forced closer to the Russian position”

“President Putin has stressed that more effective measures to deal with this terrorist group are needed”

“It is unthinkable that they are being funded in this way to keep them going”

“There needs to be a concerted effort by the US, which is ultimately responsible for the forming of this group in the first place”

“Now they shy away from their responsibilities, like they did over the Iraq War”

“This concerted effort must be also made by Europe, Saudi Arabia and Turkey and with Iran’s support”

“It is an absolute disgrace that 40 nations are involved in the funding of this terrorist machine”

“All this is now being relayed to the G20 summit”

“It is high time that proper moral action was taken”

“These countries and individuals financing IS must be exposed for their support of this killing machine”

19th November 2015 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“We continue to watch the media unleash its violence on our screens and where human rights have no part in its delivery”

“The propaganda used to serve this misguided war in Syria is there to serve only the military and their industries”

“There has been an entire devaluation of all human lives, which count almost today as nothing – people are expendable”

“The media is directed by Western Governments in mobilising public opinion for the advancement of the war efforts in Syria”

“There is no expression of empathy with the Russian plane victims or the Arab victims who suffer daily”

“There has been a practice on ‘the war on terror’, which has destroyed two countries, Afghanistan and especially Iraq”

“Iraq was systematically dismantled by US and UK forces”

“It was Iraq, which once enjoyed the best health and education systems in the Arab world”

“The war in Afghanistan against the Taliban is still ongoing and nothing has been resolved, the people there still suffer continuously”

“At the end of all this chaos and mayhem are interests”

“The French interests are that they are the main beneficiary to the arms trade boosted by the western wars in the Middle East”

“This is together with their own intervention in Mali”

“The gunmen in the Paris massacre show that most of them are drawn from the French youths from disenfranchised neighbourhoods”

“These vulnerable youths are likely candidates to the IS recruitment methods as they feed on their despair and anger”

“The French Government was not interested in the repeated protests by their disenfranchised people on their streets”

“This occurred between 2005 and 2014”

“These French people were betrayed by the French slogan of liberty, equality and fraternity. It was not there for them!”

“Instead France continues to bomb the Syrian town of al-Raqqa, where the Syrian people are besieged by IS & French fighter jets from the sky”

“This clash of savagery and war continues losing the freedom for Mankind in both the West and the East alike”

“All are trampling on human rights, as they continue to rain down death and destruction”

“When will sanity reign? Who has the guts to stand up and say this is no longer acceptable”

“As in the US when the Vietnam War was raging it was the American people that finally said enough is enough”

“There were marches and rallies which demonstrated that the war had to end”

“It must be the people who decide that these wars can no longer continue and to vote with their feet and with their voices”

“This is not about liberty”

“It is about decency and justice for all human beings that they have a right to live in peace without military interests”

18th November 2015 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“The repercussions of Russian’s bombed plane are showing up President Sisi’s lack of leadership and ability to deal with these crises”

“World powers have suspended flights to Sharm el Sheikh and tourists have been fleeing Egypt in their droves”

“At this time Egypt is involved in parliamentary elections, which are supposed to bring Egypt into a democracy”

“But instead voters are turning away from voting as is borne out by public cynicism as to how Sisi is governing”

“Showing up that Presidents Sisi’s Government is becoming increasingly isolated”

“Russia’s intelligence services has concluded that the Russian plane was brought down by deliberate terrorist intervention”

“This will have major consequences for Sisi’s regime and pressure is brought to bear on him and his Government”

“Egypt so far has not yet accepted the Russian findings for fear of the consequences of his handling of terrorists in the Sinai desert”

“This will hurt the Egyptian regime and discredit President Sisi’s Government”

“Egypt has been without a Parliament since 2012, when President Morsi was ousted out by a military coup”

“In the absence of a Parliament, President Sisi has been running the country with an iron fist”

“Sisi has revamped the Parliamentary Electoral District Law”

“He has divided the country into individual candidates and changed the electoral list of districts”

“This does not allow for any real competition or opposition to the status quo, so the people are not interested in voting”

“To date there has only been 26% voter turnout!”

“Egypt’s civil rights and press freedoms have been severely curtailed and there is no room for an opposition voice”

“Meanwhile tourist’s bookings in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh are down by 80% of reservations already cancelled”

“The remarkable apathy of Egyptian voters is clearly reflected in the low turnout in the Parliamentary Elections”

“It shows something is definitely wrong. The Egyptian people are effectively giving a silent protest to the present regime”

“Until democracy comes into effect and real change for the people is demonstrated then they will continue to suffer immensely”

“President Sisi will lose credibility, which is already happening and his support will wane from his supporters”

“Concessions will have to be met if he is to continue in power and be supported with huge financial incentives”

“They go to him and the military and not to the people as a whole”

“The Egyptian people are speaking again, but will Sisi listen?”

17th November 2015 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“President Putin is now positioning himself to be seen as a valuable partner with his policies of bombing IS”

“A 100 years ago, Russia was already a great power in Europe and was poised to become one in the Middle East”

“Putin is now driving forwards to become recognised as a vital link in the collaboration of western powers to rid this world of IS”

“Russia suffered an air catastrophe over Sinai caused by a terrorist bomb, so there is now a greater impetus for retaliation from Moscow”

“Will Russia be confirmed as a power in the Middle East, as happened in World War I?”

“Or will it be an ill-judged assault as it was in Afghanistan?”

“Putin will step up his attacks on Syria, which will serve to cover up his less successful intervention in the Ukraine”

“President Putin needs to appear strong and decisive and with western cooperation a deal can be forged to defeat IS on many fronts”

“IS will in time become isolated and fragmented”

“They have no experience of governing their caliphate, only destroying that which does not agree with them”

“Those towns and cities they already control are practically free of people”

“IS demand their rights over these people, but correct governing is not in their experience and so they will ultimately fail”

“It is now very important that all powers must put aside their differences and find a common ground”

“This is to rid Syria and the Middle East of this murderous Ismaili cult”

“President Putin would like to become a partner of powers to show off his strength and intelligence”

“Remember it is only 19 months ago that he was expelled from the G8 club of rich countries for his annexation of Crimea”

“Due to the multiple mishaps by the US in the Middle East, Putin could well be on the way of becoming a viable western partner once again!”

16th November 2015 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“A person posted the following story on Facebook after the news of the Paris attacks”

“An IS member stopped a car with a Christian couple in it. The IS member asked “Are you Muslim?” Christian man, “Yes, I’m Muslim”

“IS member, “If you are Muslim, recite a verse from the Quran?” Christian man recites a verse from the Bible. IS member, “Okay, you can go”

“Later the Christian man’s wife says “Why did you tell him you were a Muslim?  If he knew you were lying he would have killed us both!”

“Don’t worry”, answered the husband, “If he knew the Quran they wouldn’t kill people”

“This story is beside the point, as it’s IS’s brutality against its own fellow Muslims that poses the greatest threat”

“The reality to be noted is that it is only a minority of Muslims who actively support or participate in terrorism”

“Large numbers of Muslims harbour all sorts of chauvinistic attitudes towards other sects, religions, races, ethnicities and nationalities”

“We must look at today’s history, whereby American Jews have for half a century supported the world’s brutal and longest occupation”

“This has occurred year on year in the name of their own religion”

“In Hindu India, Muslims have been subjected to horrific massacres and systemic discrimination”

“Buddhism purports to be a religion of peace”

“It falls apart the moment we go into Myanmar and see the genocide of the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority”

“In Christianity, the crimes committed in the name of Jesus were vast and heinous on Mankind”

“Religion practiced by billions of people across the world remains bad on humanity”

“A published study shows the effects of religion on children, who become more selfish and mean”

“As they get older and have power to affect the world they get worse”

“Besides religion, many hundreds of millions of people have been sacrificed in the name of the fatherland or the nation”

“These numbers are too great to calculate”

“It was over 150 million people, who were murdered or starved to death”

“Thanks to the nationalistic and economic fantasies of just three men, Hitler, Stalin and Mao!”

“Returning to the present day, the US, UK and France wage war against terror”

“At the same time they cosy up to some of the most barbaric regimes on this earth”

“France’s 20th Century philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre condemned France’s brutal rule in Algeria”

“He stated that first there was our violence and soon they would make it their own and the same violence would be thrown back on them!”

“IS wages war against all faiths, this strategy was not inspired by the Quran, but by George W Bush after 9/11”

“Bush stated, “You’re either with us or against us?”

“One can blame Islam for the carnage done in its name, but let’s be honest about our own ideals and ideologies”

“They have contributed to the death and destruction we see piling up around us”

“Wise men are needed urgently to perform a practice of justice, mercy and compassion that has always been there within Mankind”

“Otherwise if left undone, there will be nothing and nobody left to fight for!”

15th November 2015 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“The workings of the terrorist mind are to demolish all that they see as wrong in their lives”

“They have no compassion, no thought, only destruction and pain inflicted on the many in their criterion”

“To try and pacify their minds, even to re-educate them, is virtually impossible”

“The pain and hatred they feel is the fire within that keeps them living for out and out revenge”

“Nothing must be allowed to stop their quest or even at times delay what they feel is their rite of passage”

“Their minds are always clear thinking, everything assembled to create maximum effect and destruction”

“Life continues to bate them and their cause for revenge and sacrifice”

“To say that they are not human is to understand the impossible, almost unrelenting anger and hatred that they feel”

“They feel justified to expel it in ways of violence that are so incomprehensible to the quiet mind”

“The terrorist do not know peace of mind”

“They only know isolation and a broken heart that will not mend and must be satisfied by continuous revenge”

“That is why they do not fear death”

“Their pain drives them on and it is only by dying that they can finally be at peace, their objective having already been done”

“Until we as a society, a human race, start to understand these minds and bring about a reversal…”

“…of what we have done to cause these fractured beings, we cannot hope to ever have lasting peace in this world”

“The Governments in this world have invaded the Middle East for their own objectives, their own agendas”

“They thought nothing of the consequences of what they did”

“President Bush, together with Tony Blair, invaded Iraq”

“They didn’t need an excuse of the false information of weapons of mass destruction”

“They just wanted Saddam Hussein out, so that the precious oil could be controlled by them”

“This act of aggression by western powers is now reaping the rewards of a false strategy”

“That unleashed the mother of all horrors in the Middle East”

“They thought once Saddam Hussein was removed that would be that”

“They, through their short-sightedness, never thought through the consequences of their actions”

“Now, with IS and their terrorist groups which have emerged, they are fighting back and the West doesn’t like it”

“It really is for the people to start to charge their own Governments with crimes against humanity”

“The innocent people of the Middle East had no say in the Bush invasion and many were killed aimlessly”

“The West is now reaping the revenge attacks for the aggression shown and administered to the people of the Middle East”

“It is always the innocent who suffer on both sides of the aggression”

“It is now that the wise men of council on both sides must bring about peace”

“They must stop this continual invasion of imperial countries, because of the resources they feel they must have”

“We have to learn how to trade properly if we want oil or other things”

“We cannot expect that we have a right to take it just because we can!”

“Those that have the big stick are no longer ruling as they once thought they could”

“The fight back because of this is continuous and the invaders lives lost cannot be gained by an acquisition”

“All that the invader once thought they had gained will be taken back by those invaded as it the people’s right to do so”

“Warmongering might be profitable on the surface to the United States and Russia”

“But the lives scarified in that pursuit of oil ‘I must have’ is too high a price for any country to continue to bear”

“Trade becomes the only way forward and where a mutual trust can develop over time”

“If this is ignored by arrogance, then the terrorist will continue to hit back and hard enough before the message becomes clear”

“If you are aggressive to us, we will be aggressive to you”

“Having already lost everything in their lives, they have nothing left and so their vengeance is far greater”

“Be wise and learn, all you Governments of this world!”

14th November 2015 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“The situation in Paris is grave, but not undone”

“The French people will rally around President Hollande and give him their support”

“What is needed now is to look at what IS is doing in its fight against the West and democracy as they know it”

“They wish a total totalitarian state created by themselves for their extreme ideology of Islam”

“They see it as their sole purpose and as their identity to rule in their own right and to establish a caliphate””

“From here they want to rule the world and to rid themselves of those who do not agree with their policies”

“The world now has to wake up to the thinking that all is not as we see it”

“There are many changing factors, where public dissent on others is no longer acceptable”

“There are too many different and opposing views and although most feel they are right in their views, most are not”

“We are becoming more of an integrated society, especially with the refugee crisis of many people fleeing persecution and unrest”

“It is the indigenous people that are being dissolved into more of a multicultural society, whether they like it or not”

“It then becomes necessary to begin to understand each other & to behave with tolerance & acceptance that we cannot all agree on everything”

“What must be discussed are our common themes, our common values and how we can make living together a possibility”

“Tolerance above the norm needs to be exercised, so that as a human race we are brought together to work and live side by side”

“It is also necessary that those who enter countries around the world, which was not their birth country…”

“…must learn to integrate in ways that go above the means of normal integration”

“The state & the indigenous people must all work together, so that no one feels an outsider & where unity becomes the daily form of life”

“Too often foreign people do not integrate, do not learn to speak the language and do not assist in the country’s future”

“They find themselves marginalised, left out in the cold, not serving themselves or the people of the country they have adopted as their own”

“Separate factions always breed unrest and anger, where they feel they are not supported and this helps to incite conflict”

“In the case of IS they consider themselves the elite of Islamic teachings, but it is up to the Arab Kingdoms to deal with their own kind”

“It is the Arab Kingdoms who must bring about stability to unrest and an unjust Middle East”

“No one except Arabs and Muslims alike can do this”

“It is no longer the West who must be the policemen for the Arab world”

“It is now time that Arab nations join together to deal with their own Islamic unrest and put in policies whereby their own rules apply”

“They must defend their people and not just look on and accept the carnage inflicted”

“They mustn’t expect western countries to do their dirty work for them”

“There has been enough pain and suffering, so the Arab world must now look to their own responsibilities”

“The western countries must look to their own and stop interfering!” 

13th November 2015 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“They may be small, but the world needs bees!”

“They pollinate one third of the food we eat, the fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and food for livestock”

“Recently bee colonies around the world have been collapsing with bees dying at an alarming rate”

“A tiny South Pacific island called Niue may hold the solution”

“In Niue, abandoned hives are disease free and bees have been discovered deep in the jungle”

“Monsanto’s $45bn takeover of the Swiss company Syngenta AG makes them the world’s largest producer of agricultural chemicals”

“It has sparked off opposition across the world”

“One of the chemicals in Monsanto’s flagship is a weedkiller, which is probably carcinogenic”

“In many parts of the world Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller, which contains glyphosate, has been banned”

“This group of chemicals known as neonicotinoids in pesticides, have been linked to the seriously harming of bees”

“Bees are essential for crops, but pesticides, their loss of habitat and disease have all contributed to their downfall”

“Andy Cory has been a beekeeper for over 35 years and is a specialist in queen bee breeding”

“He owns directly and oversees 3,000 hives in New Zealand and has 1,000 hives on Niue”

“He is considered to be the Pacific’s leading apiculturist”

“Andy first located the bees on Niue fifteen years ago”

“He says they are the healthiest bees descended from the Italian honey bees in the region and possibly in the world”

“The bees were brought to Niue well before the major honey bee diseases, parasites and chemicals that harm today’s bees could affect them”

“They have been effectively isolated in their tropical paradise for bees”

“The bee sanctuary on Niue is now critical to ensure that there will always be a healthy and protective stock to draw from in the future”

“The move now is to formulate a Global Bee Sanctuary on Niue to safeguard the genetic stock of this Italian bee”

“From that to spread Niue’s honeybee stock to other Pacific island nations”

“Then together with their regional partners send them to the Northern Hemisphere countries to produce pollination services for the future”

“As with all things, where there is a will there is a way and saving the honey bee is vital for world production in so many ways”

12th November 2015 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“In all things man must be true to himself alone, to see matters are put right and where the love voice is heard for all time”

“The moving away from the material and into the Spiritual way of life is now manifesting”

“Mankind is beginning to see the constraints of a material life, where everything is bought, but where love has no meaning”

“It is the change of people’s mind-sets, which is now steering a path to democracy and wellbeing”

“It is Mankind alone, who is now turning back to the right way of living and being”

“No longer do they trust in their politicians or the various modes of encapsulated bondage”

“It is the people, who must be free of all constraints and to steer their own path back to righteousness and right thinking”

“Gone are the enslaved people, acting like sheep to one commander in chief”

“There are now many organisations, who seek to put right the injustices of Man and these are growing with a vengeance”

“No longer can they sit back and allow injustices on many levels to be the right way forwards”

“See many long term institutions now being smashed down as never before”

“The corrupt will be demolished for all time”

“They have had their day and have brought massive destruction on the innocent and just people”

“See heads of states/Governments and institutions being relieved of their positions and where they will no longer see the light of day”

“The world is now changing and Mankind and whole populations will have their days in court”

“It is they that will cause a landslide of other injustices to come to the surface”

“At last the people of the world will be able to speak and be heard as never before”

“The tide is now turning on so many institutions and all will be brought down in time”

“Smaller, more manageable organisations will be formed and controlled”

“There will be a better service provided for all to enjoy and gain from”

“Life will be able to balance out and the people will once again begin to trust in the right way of living and being”

“Mankind is able to triumph through adversity!”

11th November 2015 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“Aung San Suu Kyi has been campaigning for reform in Myanmar since she was released from house arrest in 2010”

“Myanmar’s election is being seen as a chance for another step towards democracy”

“President Thein Sein has said the military will respect the result, but it is up to the people to speak”

“They must state their policy to bring about democracy to their country”

“As Aung San Suu Kyi’s party is claiming the gains in Myanmar’s Parliamentary Election, her supporters are anticipating a landslide victory”

“A very excited man, aged 39 years old, has voted for the first time”

“He has found that the National League for Democracy (NLD) has won in his own town”

“He is hoping that Suu Kyi’s party will be able to improve education and healthcare for his children”

“This is the country’s first openly contested election in decades and has seen an estimated 80% voter turnout, it is unprecedented”

“The NLD have stated they have won 70% of the votes, winning seats in Yangon and even in the capital Naypyidaw”

“The capital had been ruled by the Union Solidarity and Development Party and they had expected to win”

“Although there has not been any official result, the people themselves know that Suu Kyi has won!”

“The military Government handed power to a semi-civilian Government in 2011, but still the military dominates politics after decades in power”

“The military secures 25% of the seats in Parliament, which are automatically reserved for them”

“Myanmar needs to make essential reforms in governing its people”

“This must be allowed to happen, so that Myanmar is able to bring about a true transition to democracy”

“We wish them well!”

17 November 2015

World Affairs for 2015 NOVEMBER I

10th November 2015 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“Mr Dick Pound has recommended that Russia be banned from athletic competition”

“The fallout from Pound’s explosive report uncovered a deep-rooted culture of cheating in Russian athletics in track and field events”

“As a result he has recommended that Russia be excluded from participating in the Olympic Games in Brazil in 2016”

“The evidence has already demonstrated a shocking level of corruption”

“This will send a clear message to Russia that it cannot be allowed to cheat”

“They have already cheated on the world’s greatest athletes and have escaped justice behind a wall of deception and lies”

“Russia has created an organised state supporting doping and so has no business being allowed to compete on the world stage”

“It has also been suggested that they cheated in the London 2012 Olympics in which Russia won twenty-four gold medals”

“They were in a sense sabotaged by the admission of their own athletes that they should not have been competing”

“In the 2012 London Olympics the US men’s team 4x100m relay were ordered to return their medals after they were found cheating”

“It is high time that Russia returned their gold medals for their blatant arrogance thinking they could get away with it”

“What is more damning is that the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) is covering up the abuse”

“In our tweets of 19th August this year, we had already stated that Russia currently had sixty-seven of their athletes serving sanctions”

“These were for doping offences according to the then report by the IAAF”

“A severe message must be given out”

“All countries will be excluded from the Olympic Games if they do not get their house in order and become clean”

“It is the athletes around the world, who can never have faith in their sport until they are protected against these cheats”

“It is the IAAF and Russia that have collectively failed them all!”

9th November 2015 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“There are unsung heroes of the refugee crisis”

“The world’s attention is focussed on the bleak accounts of those fleeing from the conflict of war”

“Yet in the shadows of despair are a group of people who volunteer and who are hidden from view and rarely spoken about”

“These men and women are the aid workers and volunteers”

“They work for organisations and with NGOs to make the refugee’s passage less terrible, less frightening and safer”

“These extraordinary people work tirelessly spending months helping thousands of refugees to look for a better life”

“They are the front-liners for this crisis providing medical care, food, clothes and shelter at all times and also comfort when needed”

“Without their work this tragedy would have been much grimmer”

“A transit camp in Gevgelija, Macedonia, is where these aid workers work from and it is they who have shed some light on their experiences”

“Ivo, a UNHCR protection unit at the camp, met an Iraqi family, an elderly couple. He was dressed in light clothing and she was in a wheelchair”

“They had been robbed of all their money in Greece and now relied on the mercy of people”

“Ivo was moved to the extent that people are willing to give up everything to get through their journey”

“A Red Cross translator, who is half Syrian and half Macedonian, came to Macedonia in 2013 when the war started”

“He was touched by the people he met at the camp. Some were from his own village, who had no money and he helped them”

“Amer, a field monitor for UNHCR drove a truck carrying bottled water for the camp”

“A nun volunteer once helped him unload the three tonnes of water. Amer was searching for refugees to help him unload

“An elderly Syrian refugee saw there was no help being offered and responded with his family members”

“When the job was done Amer shook him by the hand and thanked him”

“The man kissed him on the cheek in return. It was his warmth that moved Amer”

“Lulija, a UNICEF worker, is in the children’s tent looking after them”

“The children have fun in the tent and cry when their parents come to take them away and move on”

“Humanity First is an organisation sent from Germany to set up a stand in the transit camp in Gevgelija to provide hot tea and coffee”

“Lorenzo, a field officer for UNHCR, was moved when he saw a 102 year old woman in a wheelchair”

“She was not looking for work only a safe place to be”

“She had to make that journey to Macedonia after she had been through the hell of Syria”

“The Red Cross teams work 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week on the ground”

“They work closely with the Macedonian Ministry of Health”

“The Red Cross people see approximately 500 medical cases a day and peaking to 1000 cases a day”

“They all work a 12 hour shift for three days and then have three days off for rest”

“The conditions treated range from blisters and colds to chronic conditions like heart and respiratory problems – all are treated”

“Without the generosity of spirit by these dedicated people, who work tirelessly for these organisations…”

“…the refugee crisis would not have been able to work so humanely”

“The human misery and the thousands of people, daily coming through to Europe, has been overwhelming”

“No amount of organisations could have coped with the enormity of this situation”

“These special volunteers are owed everything and their diligence will remain in the hearts and minds of so many”

“Faith in humanity is certainly there when it has to be!”

8th November 2015 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“Around 50,000 people took part in the demonstration in Madrid to protest against the male violence against women”

“Over 350 different organisations supported by all the country’s political parties were present to demonstrate”

“The march was to highlight that 1,392 women have been killed by their current or former partners since 1995”

“The march was started by Angela Gonzalez, whose daughter was murdered by her former husband”

“The banners carried stated “Against Chauvinist Violence””

“In Spain alone forty-one women have died at the hands of their partners or ex-partners, so far this year”

“A man stated that it is essential that men also take part in this demonstration”

“They can send out clear message to women telling them they are not alone in this struggle”

“It is for women around the world, who must act in solidarity to overcome the many fears that women hold against men”

“By having the courage to speak out and to voice their opinions globally, they stand together so that changes will come about in society”

“Punishment for these crimes against women must be highlighted and discussed”

“Men the world over cannot continue to think their dominance over women is acceptable”

“Until the powers in the legal sectors of society and in Governments become equal…”

“…the struggle for women will continue and justice can never become equal”

7th November 2015 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“At the Unity Youth Centre in Toxteth, a Liverpool chief rustles up free meals for a handful of hungry children”

“The chef is cooking with ingredients that otherwise would have gone to waste”

“There is nothing wrong with the food. It’s all fresh stuff, but it has been rejected by the supermarkets”

“The ingredients, which include fruit, vegetables and meat, haven’t even made the shelves yet”

“This is because there isn’t space on them, so it comes as a massive side order of waste”

“FareShare is the charity that redistributes that food in the Unity Centre, but the charity only requires 2% of the unsold produce”

“The charity’s aim is to get 25% of it to provide for 1.5 million free meals a week to people who are in need”

“The big supermarkets are so big that they can afford to sell only a proportion of the produce and discard the rest”

“The waste is hundreds of thousands of tonnes each year”

“The rest of the wasted food goes into a processing plant that breaks down the organic matter”

“It produces methane gas that is burnt to make electricity”

“This waste is still edible food and should be given to poor hungry people”

“Retailers should be creating less waste and this produce should be eaten by the people”

“There is also the tragedy of all the fresh produce that does not come up to the supermarkets’ ‘cosmetic standards’”

“Until the people vote with their feet to only go to supermarkets that do not have waste or give to charitable concerns, little will change”

“Again it is people power that will eventually call the shots on waste produce and bring the big retailers to account!”

6th November 2015 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“The amazing thing about Man’s resilience to survive against all the odds is phenomenal in its own right”

“Mankind has an inner knowledge of discovery and is able to work out situations which on the surface look impossible”

“But when worked out, success is the major factor and failure is the lesser”

“It is this inner knowledge that allows us to reason and to bring about success in so many ways”

“We never give up and our resilience to survive is always the driving force, which sustains our needs”

“It is because of our reasoning powers that we must now turn to Mankind’s needs once again”

“We must change systematically how we think in order to grow and to bring about trust in an unjust world”

“Until we are all prepared to stand up and begin again and to change the very many disruptive elements in our society…”

“…we cannot hope to move forwards in the right and proper way”

“We must consider all the needs of all the people, not just the chosen few”

“We need to bring back justice, where it has been sadly lacking for so many throughout this world”

“Slavery is all around us in every village in every part of our lives”

“It’s there from children, to women and men, whose lives are worth nothing in the eyes of those who hold the reins of their lives”

“In this 21st century, we, as a human race, owe it to all of us to put matters right”

“No matter how hard the task and how much the resistance by other’s demands that the status quo remains”

“We are all on this earth to serve one another and to make a better life for us all with love and compassion”

“If we fail in this delivery, we breed hatred and resentment and all of us will ultimately pay the price for our wrongdoings”

“It is high time that we learnt from history”

“History has taught us that wars achieve nothing”

“Yet Mankind continues to wield the mighty stick to bring down Governments, men and women alike”

“It is the corruptive forces of greed and arrogance that are the seeds of mischief and destabilisation”

“We all know this, yet Mankind continues to sit on its hands and does precious little”

“The mood of the people is now changing and corruption and greed are no longer being tolerated”

“Little by little these forces are being brought down”

“There is no discrimination here. All who have injured another in their dishonest ways will pay dearly for it”

“What was once gained will be removed and a stiff penalty will be enforced”

“The tide is now turning in so many ways”

“Mankind is starting to realise that to turn a blind eye to these horrors only serves to bring themselves down at the same time”

“The rot has to stop and a new beginning is being realised”

“Mankind will deliver the Sword of Righteousness and oust all that is rotting in this life, so others can live finally in peace”

5th November 2015 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“Pope Francis is a man on a mission. He is out to change Vatican policies, which have remained entrenched for centuries”

“He is finding he is up against stiff opposition from the establishment to a way of life they call their own and must remain intact”

“The Cardinals and the Bishops have long enjoyed luxurious living and all the trimmings that go with it”

“These are at the expense of their worldwide parishioners, who serve them faithfully”

“Over expenditure is their way of life and a necessity that all Cardinals and Bishops feel is their right”

“While Pope Francis choses to live in a frugal manner, his fellow clerics prefer to live in a lavish way”

“A retired Cardinal lives and enjoys a top floor apartment in a building that overlooks views across the Vatican”

“A charitable foundation has paid €200,000 to renovate this apartment for Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone as his retirement home”

“While Pope Francis prefers to have a small suite of rooms in the Vatican, which does not enjoy good views”

“More leaked documents have emerged that the Pope is unable to persuade many of his Vatican officials to follow on in his frugal example”

“Leaked documents in the past reveal a Church hierarchy weighed down with infighting and jealousy”

“Pope Francis’ reforms are not liked, so the hierarchy tries to slow down his reforms by blocking them in the bureaucracy stranglehold”

“Pope Francis wants a poor church for the poor. He is trying to succeed, but with strong resistance against him”

“The Vatican does not want to renounce its economic might and its handling of the money. That is why they remain greedy”

“Pope Francis wishes to change the attitude and the ethos of the church around the world”

“It is the Cardinals, who do not want to give up their first class travel”

“In a recent case when Cardinals were flying back home, one to Latin America, he wanted to know where he could check in for first class”

“This happened as senior clerics were flying home after the end of the Synod of Bishops in the Vatican”

“Pope Francis is aware that spending in the Vatican is out of control and it has risen by 30% over the last five years”

“He has his work cut out and the only way is to start again”

“He must remove or retire those who no longer fit the bill and are only out for self-aggrandisement”

“The Catholic Church needs to set an example to the world and the Pope knows this and he is working towards that end”

“With God’s help it can be achieved, because this Pope has the right intentions and all will benefit from his tireless reforms”

4th November 2015 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“We all move forwards into an uncertain world of politics and mayhem”

“We look at the fringe benefits given to us by the Great Creator and begin to believe in our blessings”

“There is a change of mind-set being prepared as we speak”

“It will deal with injustice and loss of life, as a result of the many conflicts around the world”

“Never give up in your thinking that the world can come right”

“That it is the constant interference by politicians to steer matters their way instead of the right way for all the people”

“Start to see another trend of speaking and of influencing, where many who are now in charge will not give in to the corrupt ways of the past”

“Then the injustice was administered over the side of good”

“The new systems are now in place and will uproot the conflicting arguments that have destroyed decent living and working people”

“People can at last hold their heads up high and begin to live in peace once again”

“The crossroads has been reached and breached. The new wave of thinking, which is more in keeping with modern humanity, is being taken up”

“New life is born out of the mayhem and chaos of destruction”

“Policies now in place will begin to transform the lives of many and bring in massive relief where necessary”

“The new way of living and commanding of how to live is being realised now”

“Many Governments the world over are dissatisfied with how the world is being run today and seek for a better existence for all”

“The main ideas come from the Creator with all his wisdom and powers to distribute these to the world populous”

“The enormity of the situations of distrust and unrest has had enormous consequences around the world”

“These are being addressed, so that peace and permanence is being put into place”

“This will allow for the suffering people to finally be at peace”

“World organisations are now putting their massive stamp on many issues”

“Their voices are being heard and a new lifeline is being established for all”

“The world cannot continue being destroyed in so many ways – war, disease, drought and the catastrophic climate changes that we see daily”

“All the sleepwalking politicians now have to wake up and see their own hand in these problems”

“They must allow for decent men/women of wisdom to put matters right, so that Mankind can begin to survive on this uncertain planet”

3rd November 2015 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“Garry Kasparov has been described by the New York Times as Vladimir Putin’s chess master nemesis”

“When Kasparov was 22 years, he became the youngest ever chess champion leading the rankings for almost two decades before retiring in 2005”

“Kasparov tried to run for President, but was forced to withdraw on a technicality”

“In 2013 Kasparov left Russia fearing he would be arrested by the Government’s crackdown on all opposition”

“During his opposition to Putin he had been placed in prison by Russian police”

“He supported the members of the rebel pop group Pussy Riot, who were jailed after an anti-Putin video”

“Kasparov says, “The West has finally recognised that Putin won’t recognise any other language, but the language of strength”

“Putin is everybody’s problem”

“That is what happens to dictators from big countries that have the resources to cause trouble around the world”

“Putin’s weakest point is money. His strength has always been to throw money into any game”

“Garry Kasparov wanted to bring democracy and justice to Russia and to see Putin ousted from power”

“There is an internal revolution happening in Russia today”

“It is a bourgeois one. It is for freedom, dignity and for individual respect”

“Putin’s ideology won’t go just yet and it will be a marathon to get him out of power. It has to be the people who must win”

“Putin has overstepped the mark, his chosen path of confrontation with the entire Western World & his blatant disregard for International Law”

“His lies and hypocrisy, on a scale not seen since the Soviet days, have not done him any favours”

“This has resulted in US and EU sanctions on senior Kremlin figures, but on also state corporations and their banks”

“The hardest hit by these sanction are of course the ordinary Russia people”

“Russia’s imports from around the world account for 30% of all retail food sales”

“This includes 60% of all beef, 50% of cheese and 30% of pork”

“These Kremlin imposed sanctions on their own people are being felt by tens of millions of Russians”

“The Russia people had enjoyed a free market economy since the 1990’s, but now no more”

“Once again the Russian people will have to go on the streets and demand satisfaction against these self-imposed sanctions”

“Putin cannot jail the entire population. He will have no one left to dictate to!”

“Bring back Kasparov and allow proper and fair elections to a country whose people wish for a better more productive life”

“All the top Russians live outside Russia – doesn’t that say something!”

2nd November 2015 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“The most important thing in a girl’s life is to be educated, which empowers all women”

“Thanks to the huge global push in education, there are now more girls being enrolled in primary schools than ever before”

“It is almost on parity with boys, but when it comes to secondary education the girls still lag behind”

“Poverty is a major cause for these families, who are unable to afford the school fees and so girls are encouraged to marry early”

“There is now a scholarship programme designated to enable girls in Ghana to stay at school”

“A girl called Zeinab Andan has just graduated from a senior high school in Ghana’s impoverished northern region”

“Zeinab is being trained as a youth leader and guide to other students”

“The strain of poverty forces young girls to marry, but their husbands have no work”

“So then girls become ambitious for themselves and are seeking out education to help themselves and their families”

“Dolores Dickson is Ghana’s director for Camfed, the agency which provides bursaries”

“Dolores sees the many challenges facing families in keeping girls in schools”

“She also sees the impact this intervention of bursaries has had on their lives”

“There have been talks on entrepreneurship training that they offer to school leavers”

“One of these successes is Ayisha Fuseini, who runs a successful shea butter processing project”

“They are employing women from her local village, who now supply a range of outlets including the famous ‘The Body Shop’”

“It is important the world over that girls become educated”

“Then they can finally take charge of their lives and begin to see a future out of poverty”

1st November 2015 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“The United Nations declared explicitly that the US-led war in Iraq was illegal”

“The invasion was not sanctioned by the UN Security Council or in accordance with the UN’s Founding Charter”

“Mr Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary General at the time, specified this in 2004”

“He also said this was not in conformity with the UN Charter and so from the Charter point of view it was illegal”

“The UN chief warned the US and its allies a week before the invasion in March 2003 that military action would violate the UN Charter”

“Mr Annan raised important questions”

“They were over the ability of an interim Iraqi Government and the US–led coalition to maintain control over the country”

“The Attorney General Lord Goldsmith had concerns over the Iraq War just 10 days before parliament was due to vote on going to war or not”

“Parliament has since suggested that the fact that Lord Goldsmith had his doubts, showed the cabinet and the public were all misled”

“However his doubts were not disclosed to MPs at the time”

“Lord Goldsmith, taking in all the evidence, came to his conclusion that to go to war with Iraq would be unlawful”

“This statement was given after he took account of all the arguments before reaching his conclusion”

“Lord Goldsmith’s advice should be published, as the war was conducted in private there would be cases for hiding this advice”

“There is no right to pre-emptive self-defence from Iraq when the threat had not been substantiated”

“The crucial weakness in this case is that the US and UK Governments overstated the Iraqi threat”

“They also underestimated the effectiveness of the ongoing process of inspection and containment”

“Without the second resolution by the UN Council, the US/UK case did not have a legal basis for going to war”

“The Mail on Sunday newspaper states that a report by the Attorney General Lord Goldsmith in 2003…”

“…said the conflict could be challenged under International Law”

“Claims that have been made, that Ministers were ordered to destroy secret documents on the legality of the Iraq War, are nonsense”

“A thirteen page legal opinion was presented by Lord Goldsmith to Tony Blair less than three weeks before the outbreak of the war”

“The date of the procedure of the war was already in Tony Blair’s diary as a fate accompli”

“The Chilcot Inquiry into the war is still under way, but is due to be published finally in June 2016”

“There are still many more sensitive documents still to be released”

“They show a continuation of lies and deceit by the Labour Government to the public and to Parliament as a whole”

“The lid is now finally being raised over the hornets’ nest and so new information will soon be revealed”

“There are no criteria for gains any longer, only substantial losses by individuals who continued to shoulder the responsibility at the time”

“That time has now passed and so more indicting information will be disclosed”

“It’s time for the genie to be released from its bottle!”