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Wendell Berry on flying
Monday, August 6th, 2007Here are some reflections from the American essayist, Wendell Berry, on boarding a plane from America to visit family in Ireland.
“For me, air travel always has about it an insistent feeling of unreality. I feel that I am where I do not belong, with a totally arbitrary assemblage of other people who do not [...]
BAA take off the gloves
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007A signal court case affecting the right of individuals to protest peacefully about climate change:
BAA are attempting to ban environmental campaigners from the airport, parts of the rail network and sections of the M25 and M4 motorways.
Heathrow Airport Ltd (part of BAA) has applied for an extremely broad injunction under the Protection from Harassment Act. [...]