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‘Dustbowl Britain’ – Drought Will Lead to Crop Failures and Higher Food Prices

05/17/2011 Leave a comment

By David Derbyshire – “The near-drought that has created dustbowl conditions in parts of Britain is expected to stretch into June and crop failures look set to drive up the price of food.

The Met Office forecasts a fortnight of warm, mostly dry weather from this weekend, scuppering the hopes of gardeners and farmers desperate for rain.

In East Anglia the soil is as hard as concrete, while in Essex some farmers have seen only half an inch of rain since February. The parched conditions have provoked fears of hosepipe bans, forest fires and food price rises.” Read more.

What will happen if there is a drought? – “Water agencies and authorities have been meeting the government to discuss plans for dealing with a drought in the UK. After the hottest April for over 100 years, and provisionally the warmest April in central England for more than 350 years, levels in many rivers and reservoirs are below average.” Read more.

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Muslims Again Demand Sharia For Britain

03/29/2011 Leave a comment

Written By R. Cort Kirkwood – “Muslim protesters, some of them women clad in black burqas, marched in London last week to demand Sharia law for the United Kingdom.

The march did not receive much publicity in the British press, although it made the rounds on the Internet via YouTube.

The protesters carried signs with disturbing anti-American and anti-European messages. ‘Islam the solution for mankind,’ one said, while another proclaimed that ‘democracy will bring oppression.’ Another called the United States, Britain, and France a ‘trinity of evil,’ while fourth warned that ‘Sharia will dominate the world.’

Sharia is the Islamic law by which many Muslims wish to be governed.”  Read more.

 

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