Saturday, 8 November 2025

"The Imposters" The award winning puppet show from the NWO "Is there a Geppetto in the House?" (or "The Death of British Liberalism -Pt.2- how its Demise was always pre-Planned-") #HumanRights #Safeguarding esp. re: the maintenance of independence and privacy for the most vulnerable #DisabilityRebellion #Ableism #Eugenics










 

Speaking totally rhetorically has it ever occurred to those with ears (or any of the organs of sense) precisely how opportune has been Keir Starmer's rise to prominence within the British establishment? That Keir is commodious for the globalising NWO is surely not in doubt for only an imposter posing as the "humane alternative" could possibly persuade the mass of the population into abject servitude. Herbert warned us years ago concerning the tool of state-craft (well beloved by a certain orange Don) whereby one is presented with an alternative to obvious brutality and extremism by an apparently contrasting pretty face; "A tank-brain. Muscle-minded tank-brain. They will be bloody pulp here when he's through with them. Then, when I send in Feyd-Rautha to take the load off them, they'll cheer their rescuer. Beloved Feyd-Rautha. Benign Feyd-Rautha, the compassionate one who saves them from a beast. Feyd-Rautha, a man to follow and die for. The boy will know by that time how to oppress with impunity. I'm sure he's the one we need. He'll learn. And such a lovely body. Really a lovely boy.[8]"  -Vladimir's Harkonnen's thoughts on his nephews, Frank Herbert "Dune"-: 

As with the Harkonnen's perfidy, however, the posturing, swaggering alternative presented is hugely unconvincing. Starmer only has to open his mouth for one to be able to determine his true origin..


 Yet the complacent British are so terrified of their own shadows (suspecting the truth concerning our over-exposure re: the Credit Crunch but being too frightened to countenance it) that they will pursue their Pentagon Paper Mentality wherever it leads.

 The days when the British could (at least partially) hold their heads up regarding the degree of liberalism within and the compassionate nature of their state are a very long way behind us now. We are mutton dressed as lamb (the lamb having laid itself down for sacrifice on Wall St.):


 Only European island nations (Ireland only being partial in even this regard) spend less on welfare as a proportion of their GDP than we do now yet our MSM constantly platforms those who would inveigle the rest of the population into believing that it is necessary for the good of all to cut provision for the most needy and vulnerable within our society. This is where the carefully constructed image breaks down for it is clear to most that the beast of burden will not be able to gain access to the citadel, furthermore, using titled people to attempt to convince us that it will is grotesque in the extreme. Did it not occur to the U.S globalists that eventually the British might become a little tired of having to address their Prime Minister as; "Sir!"? Clearly the notion was that idiots like us will wear anything!

Sir Charlie Mayfield former head of the John Lewis Partnership led the "Keep Britain Working" Review

 Their posture smacks of desperation too as it reveals an over-reliance on the old dichotomy that (along with our membership of NATO) enables the State Dept's. pied-a-terre whereby U.S Republicans support the Loyalist cause in Ireland and the Democrats support the Irish Republicans.


 Go to: https://www.arafel.co.uk/2020/07/the-two-treasons-assassinations.html

  Now-a-days the simplistic polarisation of the welfare debate is engined by a nationalistic "fear-of-the-other" that conflates immigration by people from countries that the NATO-ised imperialist agenda has denaturalised with the collapse of our standard of living (including Europe's outrageously high energy prices which are in-fact another creation of our NATO-ised agenda). 

We are being disenfranchised across-the-board, quote; "What is a Special Economic Zone (SEZ)?

An SEZ is a designated region ‘freed’ from the host country’s regulations, including suspension of the rule of law which is then tailored for financial gains, and extraction purposes, be that minerals, fossil fuels. Corporations are trusted to ‘self-regulate’ inside the boundaries of the SEZ, meaning they can create their own rules, this is known as Adam Smith’s ‘Invisible Hand’ something the EU implicitly rejects as antithetical to the Single Market. 

SEZs can house a Freeport, an airport, whole towns, entire cities, and rural areas under a ‘private/public governed authority.’

The UK’s 74 SEZs range from 34 to 75km in diameter. 

The Liverpool SEZ including its Freeport is approximately 45km in diameter. SEZs are expansionist by nature, businesses notoriously chase 10-year corporate tax breaks, and a raft of deregulations that favour the private sector. Companies inside the boundaries of SEZs compete in an unlevel playing field without contributing anything to communities other than job displacement, modern-day slavery, environmental pollution, and badly made products.

So, think of an SEZ as a room within a room, or a state within a state.

What is a Freeport?

Traditionally, a port is publicly owned and regulated, and deals mainly with transhipment, importing and exporting goods around the world. Publicly owned ports come under port governance where local control over port infrastructure prevents profiteering.

Freeports are privately owned and are all about extending tax and customs advantages to businesses. Freeports come with relaxed laws and by extension relaxed enforcement of those laws.

In terms of what Freeports can achieve, there is no evidence to confirm that Freeports encourage economic growth or provide jobs for local people. LCR freeport management have focused particularly on attracting new employers from outside the region, this is known as job displacement. Freeports in the wrong hands share similarities with organized crime syndicates. Illegal activity comes in numerous forms, weapons trading, drugs, stolen art, private banking, moving/storing of gold, money laundering, human trafficking, and the scrapping of minimum wage amd Human Rights abuses. 

UK Freeports are privately owned and run by stand-alone corporations with a future scope and incentive to expand into the surrounding SEZ territory. 

All UK SEZs and Freeports were set up with secondary legislation, which means pretty much zero Parliamentary and public scrutiny." Go to: https://davidpowell.nl/transparency-and-review-of-the-free-zones-and-ports-impacts/

"We are concerned about the question of value for taxpayers money AND high projected costs. WE call for a review to consider the impact of deregulation, the potential for land grabbing, split of profits between public and private sector, 10 year corporate tax breaks, potential for green washing by fossil fuel companies, plus digital AI Growth Zones

We urge the Govt to release data on all free zones operations.

My petition to the UK Government was accepted earlier this year, it has now reached 10,000 signatures, meaning that the government will respond to this petition" Go to: https://davidpowell.nl/transparency-and-review-of-the-free-zones-and-ports-impacts/ 

Hand in glove with all of this going the threat of hugely increased governmental oversight on our indvidual activities enabled by massive growth in and further reliance on, ubiquitous WiFi-technology,  Artificial Intelligence (the only kind our parasitic administrators now posses) and a concomitant digital currency. I had an unexpected encounter with this iron fist myself at the beginning of the week, Quote;
 

"05/11/2025

Chartwell Green Surgery
Wessex Road
West End
Southampton
SO18 3RA

Dear...

I am writing to complain about the treatment of myself....
by the NHS regarding the new appointments service.

On the 3rd November 2025 I rang Chartwell to make an appt. only to find that a new online appointments system had been instituted that very day. Having first attempted to navigate the new system I immediately rang the practice and tried to explain that without the help of an advocate in such circumstances my elevated stress response makes it very difficult for me to formally address such issues and often causes me to have an MH episode which can vary on a spectrum between; increased anxiety, self-harm threat episodes, panic attacks, full self-harm episodes and other severe behavioral reactions (which is in-fact what happened). The staff merely insisted that I had to fill in the online proforma or could come into the surgery and use a laptop there. I explained that I live alone and have mobility issues (of which the surgery are aware) and that my issue of requiring advocacy would still not be addressed, however, the staff were adamant that they could not otherwise help. As a result I struggled in my attempt to use the online proforma at home and deliberately did not fully engage with some of the questions asked (in order to manage my MH issues). I have been in a very poor psychological state since and am suffering from heightened symptoms of my disorder (this complaints process itself being very challenging for me). Furthermore the proforma questioned me on my employment orientation, something I only discuss with employment advisers in the presence of an advocate, however, there was no alternative but to make some response on the form in order to secure an appointment, something that equates to duress and that I was not expecting. I do not give the NHS permission to use this data (esp. considering the bullying and deceitful way it was acquired) and maintain that both the use of such data and its acquisition constitutes a breach of my human rights and is effectively illegal. I discuss my health condition with my primary health care providers not my employment status unless I choose so to do.
As I have stated my health has suffered considerably as a result of being forced to comply with these new strictures and I am seeking redress from the NHS for both the infringement of my rights and the subsequent deterioration in the condition I was seeking medical intervention with.
I wish the practice to acknowledge my complaint, to attempt to address my subsequent deterioration and to help me in complaining further regarding this new (and entirely inappropriate) appointment system to the NHS.

I would like you to carry out a full investigation into my concerns and provide a response in accordance with the NHS Complaints Process.

I look forward to hearing from you in due course.

Yours sincerely"

It so happened that I rang the surgery (having been "lost" on an over-stacked "phone-tree" whilst trying to secure an appointment the week before) on the very day the new NHS appointment system was instigated at the surgery and whilst I say such was "unexpected" I was already aware that such breaches of my human rights were being planned by our deeply compromised government (its leadership being subordinate to the strictures of an intensely sinister international -"Globalist"- agenda). The government now intends that DWP work advisers be embedded in our G.P's surgeries. I can't imagine than many surgeries are likely to welcome the intrusion and I question the notion that they can reasonably accommodate same without compromising patient care, this being especially so considering the right of many vulnerable patients to access advocacy when dealing with issues such as employment. The Google AI Overview (that many patients will refer to first for help and advice) is, Mr. Starmer, stunningly clear, quote; 

"Safeguarding the right of mental health patients to access employment advocacy involves legal protections, dedicated advocacy services*, and specialised support programmes. Key mechanisms ensure individuals can assert their rights and receive necessary support in the workplace. 


Legal Rights and Protections


The primary legal framework in the UK is the Equality Act 2010, which protects individuals with mental health problems from discrimination in employment. A mental health problem is considered a disability under the Act if it has a substantial and long-term impact on day-to-day activities. 


Key employment rights include:
Protection from direct and indirect discrimination, harassment, and victimisation by employers.
The right to "reasonable adjustments" in the workplace to mitigate disadvantages caused by their condition. Examples include flexible working hours, quiet work areas, or access to therapy appointments during work time.
An employer generally cannot ask health questions before making a job offer. 


Access to Advocacy Services


Individuals have access to various advocacy services to help them understand and exercise their rights*
Independent Mental Health Advocates (IMHAs): Individuals detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 have a legal right to an IMHA, who helps them understand their rights regarding treatment, detention, and complaints. While their primary role is related to detention and treatment, they ensure patients are aware of all their rights, which includes general access to support services.


Care Act Advocates: Local authorities must provide an advocate to individuals who have substantial difficulty in being involved in decisions about their social care needs and have no one else appropriate to support them*.


Community Advocates/NHS Complaints Advocates: For those who do not qualify for a statutory advocate, general community advocacy services are available to help with various issues, including raising concerns or making choices about health and care services*.


Specialised Employment Advocacy:
Able Futures delivers the Access to Work Mental Health Support Service on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), providing nine months of advice from a mental health specialist to help manage mental health at work and work with employers on adjustments.


Organisations like Rethink Mental Illness and local Mind branches offer dedicated employment support services that provide one-to-one support, skills assessments, and advice on disclosure and job retention using models like the Individual and Placement Support (IPS) model.

 
Safeguarding Mechanisms


Safeguards are in place to ensure these rights and services are accessible: 
Legal Obligation for Provision: Local authorities and health boards have a legal obligation to ensure advocacy services are available*.


Information Provision: Public authorities and healthcare providers must take reasonable steps to ensure patients are informed of their legal rights and how to access advocacy services.


Challenging Denial of Access: If a person entitled to a statutory advocate (e.g., IMHA) is denied one, they should seek legal advice, as the absence of an advocate can invalidate an assessment or decision.


Confidentiality: Advocacy services offer a confidential space for individuals to discuss their concerns and wishes without fear of dismissal or discrimination. 


These measures collectively work to ensure mental health patients are empowered to access the employment advocacy they need to maintain or seek work effectively and fairly*
."

*Italics mine.

Are we seriously expected to believe that a "human rights lawyer" was unaware of the legislation regarding such?

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/contents 

 So if I venture to see the practice nurse, MH nurse or G.P will I be forced to drag along an advocate on every occasion in-case my rights are otherwise breached by ambush from a DWP "adviser"? It's ludicrous. If not why not just conduct any such interrogations either at the Job Centre or by speaker-phone conference as before? Yet our government ("for evil to flourish all that is necessary is that good -people- should do nothing!") maintains that such is both possible and reasonable; "Job advisers to be embedded in GP surgeries" Go to: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/job-advisers-to-be-embedded-in-gp-surgeries-as-tens-of-thousands-more-sick-and-disabled-people-offered-help-into-work

This idiocy has come about as a result of ableist and eugenicist scapegoating.


 I advise all such claimants to insist on the presence of an advocate wherever and whenever they are expected to engage with any state departments such as the Department of Work and Pensions.

The rights of state benefit claimants are also being compromised in other sinister ways. Again I have personal experience of this, so much so that I complained to my M.P about the two-faced and deliberately stealthy way I was put under "enhanced review", quote;  “I was pleased to be able to attend a telephone appointment today with......however, I was not pleased that my adviser should be the one with knowledge of my financial affairs, I would far have preferred an unknown (to me), third party (to whom I was previously also unknown), who was versed in such matters as the Data Protection Act and acting in its accordance, I believe that behaving otherwise may contravene the Data Protection Act (for instance I pay subs to UNITE Community once a year). It is for this reason/that I now request that I be allocated an adviser other than....from this point onwards. I also hope that U.C will feel able to respond to my criticisms asap.” 


...... told me that they were only doing an I.D check but asked me specific details about specific purchases and withdrawals …as part of my “enhanced review” I had to present all my bank statements for the previous three months and a host of other stuff…all (so the DWP maintain) part of an I.D check.


Quote; “Your information which you provide is managed securely in accordance with GDPR and is treated with dignity and discretion. The information is only available to the staff who are conducting the review and their managers”

If these same staff are those routinely dealing with the client’s case it is clearly totally inappropriate for them to be aware of any of the personal transactions of their clients. I have no right to know what theirs are*. In such cases surely the review should be carried out by specific members of the staff, staff who do not otherwise interact with clients and staff who do not communicate any of the specifics of the information they are party to to anyone else? .....informed me that my information was for I.D purposes only (conversation recorded), how can this be the case if those dealing with my case are also aware of my affairs? I am seeking further advice on this subject and would very kindly ask that U.C respect my wishes and hand my case over to someone who is not (and will not be), party to any of the specifics of other personal affairs. I also question the necessity of asking questions about specific transactions of clients.

*Nb. More's the pity in the case of this administration's leadership, quote: "Cabinet minister, who lives in a £4m luxury London mansion, axed payments to pensioners despite having her own energy bills in her second home paid for by taxpayer": https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1983023/liz-kendall-winter-fuel-hypocrisy Quote; "Less than a month before she is due to deliver the budget, Rachel Reeves has admitted breaking rules by failing to apply for a licence from her local council before letting out her south London home.

Keir Starmer accepted an apology from Reeves, who said she had not known a licence was required, and declared the matter closed.": https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/30/what-has-rachel-reeves-done-wrong-break-rules-licence-house So why should we not have oversight on their bank accounts (they are paid from the same purse as we are) especially if they are to continue to display the degree of hypocrisy and/or down-right incompetence (at best) detailed above?

Quote: "I would also add/that although some of the sums inquired about were largish some were of the £30 size so anyone’s subscriptions could easily be demanded to be revealed! This means my adviser is allowed to know my political affiliations. The notion that anyone could “un-hear” what had been said to them is ludicrous, no this is ersatz rubbish, Starmer trying to get in the backdoor re: bank account oversight, however, any information they tried to use would surely be rendered inadmissible by the simple breach of protocol." ...

"Wobblin' Dildoes!"

Quote; "Southampton Itchen is my home constituency: it’s where my wife and I made our home, where our children were born, and it’s where they now go to our local schools. Since I was elected a Councillor in 2011, I’ve worked hard to speak up for people I meet, and to make our communities even better places to live, learn, and work.”: My story - Darren Paffey MP

"I saw Paffey at his surgery yesterday re: questions posed to me during a phone appt. with a U.C adviser…I made the point that questions from unqualified staff who are otherwise dealing with clients on a regular basis must surely contravene the Data Protection Act, for having seen my bank statements under “Enhanced Review” I was subsequently interrogated over the phone concerning a number of individual purchases that appeared on my statement.
I made the point I made here that some of my acc. activity includes payment of subscriptions to a union (for instance), & that I did not feel that it was appropriate for my regular adviser to know these things.
We agreed that the Enhanced Review process (instituted very quickly following Labour’s victory), has been a response to problems that manifested during the covid pandemic & had been (at least), formulated under the prev. admin. & probably represents an ad hoc response that requires review itself.
Personally I rather think that Starmer is running with it just to see what he can get away with!
Well, hopefully, he won’t get away with this esp. as (as I told Paffey), the Southampton UNITE branch are now looking into the case.
I see it as a test case against further totalitarian oversight.
Perhaps if all those paid from the public purse were subject to the same scrutiny we would see these authoritarian (& deeply hypocritical), policies scrapped immediately.
What also occurred to me this morning is the issue of privacy with regard to sex.
What are they saying? Is it a further itiration of the deeply ableist notion that the disabled & partially-able don’t visit “WobblinDildoes.Com”!"

Nb. I am a member of Spectrum CIL, go to: https://spectrumcil.co.uk/

M.P's Response

Quote; "Thank you for attending my surgery on Friday. It was valuable to meet you in person and understand the concerns you had with the DWP and their access to information.

As discussed, I am going to write to the DWP to establish what their current process is with enhanced reviews, personal financial information, and data protection. It will be important to establish the origin of this process, as we said it may well have been from the previous government.

I am aware that this issue of access to and scrutiny of bank accounts is a concern for many and this has been raised by other constituents. People’s financial transactions are deeply personal, and it is vital that any measures taken to prevent fraud or abuse are proportionate.

I ultimately share the view that any scrutiny of bank accounts must be handled with the utmost care and with clear protections in place for individuals, as you also highlighted in our meeting. In terms of the wider issue, while the Government has outlined the intention to introduce safeguarding measures, I will continue to monitor the situation to ensure that any changes made are fair and respectful.

I can assure you that I will continue to raise concerns about the privacy of benefit claimants, particularly for those with disabilities, as we move forward with discussions on this policy.

Thank you again for meeting with me. I will be in touch when I have a response from the DWP about your case.

Kind regards,

Darren

Darren Paffey MP
Labour Member of Parliament for Southampton Itchen
Website: www.darrenpaffey.org.ukGo to: https://forum.5filters.info/t/data-protection-act-advice-interrogation-recommended/4841/8

Nb. Pls. also see: "Human Rights Issues re: #Covid19 Why we Need a Moratorium on Benefit Re-assessments/Re-applications and Greater Attention Paid to the Needs of Claimants During a Pandemic #Advocacy #InternetAccess #AccesstoTherapy #Lockdown #Eugenics" Raised with Starmer & Corbyn prior to the Covid Inquiry yet no mention has so far been made of the issues re: https://www.arafel.co.uk/2021/05/human-rights-issues-re-covid-9-why-we.html



Tuesday, 30 September 2025

Harefield Community Centre Disgrace (Update) NOW Being Sold for DEVELOPMENT (time to badger our council) #SO18 #Southampton #WestItchenCommunityTrust




Pls. see playlist #WolfsHeadVideo

Quote; "A dilapidated community centre site has gone on the market for £300,000.

Harefield Community Centre was transferred to West Itchen Community Trust (WICT) by Southampton City Council for £1 in 2020. The site in Yeovil Chase is overgrown, with the building itself, which has been closed for more than 10 years, subject to graffiti and vandalism. Earlier this year, it was heard at a council meeting that there was no clause to buy the site back for £1. The local authority has confirmed it has no plans to purchase Harefield Community Centre. It is understood WICT is permitted to sell the site provided the proceeds are reinvested in other facilities. The 1.27-acre community centre site is being listed by property consultancy Vail Williams, with is described as suitable for development, subject to planning or community use. The listing says the property is a “derelict former single storey community centre, which is likely to be of interest to mixed use developers or for community or education use. Harefield ward Conservative councillor Peter Baillie, who raised the site’s future in the council chamber in July, said: “It is utterly outrageous the council sold it for £1 several years ago but does not have a clause to by it back for £1. Instead, it has to buy it as the free market value of around £300,000. Had the council been able to buy it back we would not be in this position. It is a disastrous legal state for the council to have got itself in. It is a warning that it must be sharper on its legal clauses because this has led to unintended consequences.” Cllr Baillie said he would like to see some sort of community centre available for residents to use to return to the site. He added: “Whether that is going to be possible, we do not know.”: https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25459740.community-centre-council-transferred-1-market-300-000/

Also councillors had the community known that the centre would be put on the market for development there would have been greater interest shown in protecting it as a resource. When SO18 Big Local was running it was thought that the provisos given regarding possible future use of the site precluded it from falling into public hands. This is far from surprising as the landlord was titled a "community trust", neither is it surprising that the narrative concerning the administration and future use of the site espoused by the (financially) interested parties involved is (to say the least) inconsistent, quote; "Dear Gerald, 

Thank you for your email about Harefield Community Centre and for sharing your concerns about the future of the site. I appreciate how strongly local people feel about this issue.

By way of background, the centre had not been in use for many years when, in 2017, it was transferred to West Itchen Community Trust (WICT) along with six other community centres. As part of that transfer, WICT were permitted to dispose of the Harefield site*, but any resources raised are legally required to be reinvested into the six remaining centres. The Leader of the Council is due to meet with WICT shortly to remind them of this obligation and to ensure it is fulfilled.

Since the centre closed in 2010 when there was no alternative group to run it, the site has unfortunately fallen into disrepair and become subject to vandalism. But I know there are different views locally on what should now happen. Some residents are keen to see a new community use, while others, particularly those living nearby, simply want the site redeveloped. It is also a difficult site to work with, given the number of tree preservation orders, although WICT did purchase an adjacent piece of land which could potentially be used as a woodland play area.

I understand how frustrating this situation is for residents who feel Harefield has been left behind. I am seeking assurance from the Council that they will be holding WICT to account for their legal obligations, and I am following this matter closely. I will also ask colleagues to update me following the upcoming meeting with WICT so I can provide you with clarity on the next steps." Thursday, 25 September 2025 at 16:22:44 BST, Darren Paffey MP <darren.paffey.mp@parliament.uk

*Italics mine. Nb. quote; "West Itchen Community Trust took ownership of the building in February 2020 from Southampton City Council.

The trust, which runs other community hubs in Northam and St Mary’s, has been forced to halt investment in the site due to "financial pressures caused by the pandemic".

Chief Executive Rick Harwood said: “When we took on the centre in February 2020, it had been empty and in a state of dilapidation for possibly five years or more when it was owned by the council.

“Unfortunately, the impact of COVID decimated our business, being a charity and a social enterprise with a number of commercial buildings, and our income was decimated.

“Our team ended up, over the last year or two going down from seven full-time equivalents to almost just myself, trying to run things and get us through it.": https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23353437.harefield-community-centre-left-state-neglect-decade/

The Echo had already covered this story and were well aware that the suspicion was that the site had been deliberately neglected in order to facilitate its sale for private development also, quote: "Further to Darren..having spoken with residents it is clear that it was private parties and the permanent alcohol license to which they most objected...I sat on the Environment Forum as a City Farm Rep. the city farm does not have a license (despite being a considerably bigger venue)..I would encourage greater community use and the same policy for Harefield.

Gerard"


I voiced such two years ago.

Not only are there tree preservation orders in force regarding a number of the trees on the site only a week or so ago a badger ran in front of me across Yeovil Chase on my return from the swimming pool (the very first time I've actually seen a wild badger) and disappeared under the fence onto the community centre site. If there are setts (& this shouldn't surprise anyone the site covers 1.2 acres a lot of which is overgrown woodland) on the site the owner is subject to certain legal obligations, quote; "Badgers and their setts (tunnels and chambers where they live) are protected by law.

You may be able to get a licence from Natural England if you can’t avoid disturbing badgers in their sett or damaging their sett.

What you must not do

You could be sent to prison for up to 6 months and get an unlimited fine if you’re found guilty of any of these offences:

  • intentionally capture, kill or injure a badger
  • damage, destroy or block access to their setts
  • disturb badgers in setts
  • treat a badger cruelly
  • deliberately send or intentionally allow a dog into a sett
  • bait or dig for badgers

You’re breaking the law and could get an unlimited fine if you:

  • have or sell a badger, or offer a live badger for sale
  • have or possess a dead badger or parts of a badger (if you got it illegally)
  • mark or attach a marking device to a badger

Activities that can harm badgers

Activities that can affect badgers include:

  • destroying or damaging their setts
  • noise, additional lighting or vibration
  • pile driving
  • quarry blasting
  • lighting fires
  • using chemicals
  • excavation
  • ploughing and harvesting crops
  • tree felling and timber extraction
  • construction or repair of flood defences or watercourses

When you’ll need a licence

In most cases you should be able to avoid disturbing badgers and damaging or blocking access to their sett.

If you can’t avoid this, you can apply for a licence to interfere with a sett from Natural England. You’ll need to show you’ve tried everything else possible to avoid affecting badgers.

You’ll need expert help with your licence application if it’s for a development project. Find out what type of survey and mitigation methods will be needed to support a planning application.": https://www.gov.uk/guidance/badgers-protection-surveys-and-licences

There was another witness, a man out walking his dog saw it too.

As I mention in the previous "Arafel" article; "Having been a representative for the (former), city farm on the (former), “Environment Forum”, here in Southampton, I know full well that projects which include a measure of; horticulture, mental health promotion, community food provision, education and that offer opportunities for networking with other community groups, institutions and NGOs are a tremendous asset to any community and as such offer alternatives to delinquency for local kids and provide havens and extra resources for hard-pressed parents.

Quote; "The Farm was formed in 1992 and was the amalgamation of Southampton City Farm and Millbrook School Rural Science Unit which became Down to Earth Farm. It has been a City farm since 1976, with a horticultural route for the site dating back to 1936. In 2008, Oasis Community Learning (part of Oasis Academy Lord’s Hill), took over the running of the farm from Southampton City council. In 2020, the farm changed its name back to Southampton City Farm .

The farm now tends to Approx. 1.2 hectares of workable land alongside the community building and other buildings which facilitate the programs we run throughout the week. The land is mostly devoted to grazing areas for the animals, with a horticultural area at the western end of the site, where we grow a diverse crop to feed the animals and to provide ingredients for the kitchen.": https://www.southamptoncityfarm.com/a-brief-history.html

 The school farm and city farm amalgamated during my period of involvement (other than being a forum representative I twice held the volunteer post of “growing area supervisor”, once for the city farm and once for the amalgamated project). The project includes sustainable energy systems, organic agriculture and educational resources, quote; "We run an award-winning educational programme at the farm for children of all ages. The programme is easily accessible, and can be altered for any age or curriculum level.

We believe in offering an exciting and enjoyable learning experience, and our structured tours and lessons engage children with the animals, plants, and natural environment. Our passionate staff are experienced, knowledgeable and have huge enthusiasm towards education, and will deliver the best learning experience on a unique city farm setting.

We have found that the farm often brings out a side to young people rarely seen in the class room, offering opportunities for team work, leadership, problem solving, social development and self awareness.

Although we have been educating pupils at the farm for many years, we ensure that each educational tour is unique, perfectly tailored to your class, and easily adapted to support the National Curriculum for Nursery, Reception, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 classes*.

City Farm

 The project’s achievements speak for themselves. I, therefore, ask myself how it is that to the west of the city a community project is thriving and represents one of the jewels in Southampton’s civic crown but to the east the community infrastructure is being allowed to fall to wrack and ruin.": https://www.arafel.co.uk/2023/01/harefield-community-centre-disgrace.html

*italics mine.

https://www.southamptoncityfarm.com/events-and-workshops.html

It looks very much as if the community has at least been misinformed and misled (either deliberately or by omission -and therefore as a dereliction of duty-) by Southampton Unitary Authority.

 We the people, therefore, demand our right to be heard and suggest that SUA review/investigate the mechanisms by which this parlous state of affairs (& massive the imbalance in provision in the city as Southampton City Farm is located towards the south eastern boundary and Harefield Community Centre sits on the north western) came to be!

https://www.facebook.com/WICTSOUTHAMPTON/

"This mini-documentary introduces my viewers to Southampton City Farm a succcesful and longstanding project in the West of Southampton that exemplifies the kind of contribution such community resources can make when properly supported, especially as contrasted with the ongoing vandalism and neglect of the former community centre for Harefield Estate in Southampton" Wolf's Head Video: https://www.youtube.com/@AndreaGail42 


Wednesday, 4 June 2025

Integrated Transport Infrastructure "The Soft and the Hard" #SlowWays #Biodiversity #Ecology #Sustainability #Conservation #Accessibility #Disability



Infrastructure

 With the announcement today that the chancellor proposes to spend as much as £15 billion on transport infrastructure (mainly on tram systems), quote; "The money will be spent on tram, train and bus projects in mayoral authorities across the Midlands, the North and the West Country.

The move comes before the government's spending review next week, which will determine how much money each Whitehall department gets over the next three to four years.

Reeves has been under pressure from Labour MPs to spend money following criticism of relentless economic gloom, particularly concerning disability and benefit cuts.

Trams form the backbone of the investment plans, with Greater Manchester getting £2.5bn to extend its network to Stockport and add stops in Bury, Manchester and Oldham, and the West Midlands getting £2.4bn to extend services from Birmingham city centre to the new sports quarter.

There will also be £2.1bn to start building the West Yorkshire Mass Transit programme by 2028, and build new bus stations in Bradford and Wakefield.

Six more metro mayors will receive transport investments:

£1.5bn for South Yorkshire to renew the tram network as well as bus services across Sheffield, Doncaster and Rotherham by 2027

£1.6bn for Liverpool city region with faster connections to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Everton stadium and Anfield, and a new bus fleet in St Helens and the Wirral next year

£1.8bn for the North East to extend the Newcastle to Sunderland Metro via Washington

£800m for West of England to improve rail infrastructure, provide more frequent trains between the Brabazon industrial estate in Bristol and the city centre, and develop mass transit between Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset

£1bn for Tees Valley including a £60m platform extension programme for Middlesbrough station

£2bn for the East Midlands to improve road, rail and bus connections between Derby and Nottingham.

The transport investment marks Reeves' first open move away from the stringent rules in the Treasury's Green Book, external, which is used by officials to calculate the value for money of major projects.

The book has been criticised for favouring London and the south-east. Labour MP Jeevun Sandher, a member of the Treasury Committee, complained of its "hardwired London bias" in April.


*Italics mine.

..it is vital that the notion and nature of integrated transport infrastructure be re-examined, should we do so we may well find that this sum can be reduced and the cost ameliorated by first properly considering the type of transport ecology we wish to create. Trams are great (perhaps a monorail?) however, given that we are currently transitioning from (esp.) internal combustion engines to electric motors (and are consequently presented with the question of defining the difference between vehicles of low, medium and high capacity be they single or multi-track*) and that transition will define the changes in infrastructure they must also define the changes in rolling stock. In other words are your trams truly going to help form that link between the "hard" and "soft" transport infrastructure that will increase the diversity and hence sustainability of the system?

*Nb. What do you call a pedal-assisted single or multitrack vehicle? A "partial engagement" vehicle or "human assisted" (for instance)? Even the terminology needs a shakedown, must apply those "intersectionalities"! It's all the Al-Gore-isms dear!

There has already been huge investment in the development of new rolling stock for the railways, go to: https://news.arriva.co.uk/news/arriva-group-invests-in-new-battery-hybrid-train-fleet-in-boost-to-uk-rail-industry & https://www.rsnevents.co.uk/new-trains-on-the-horizon-for-uk-operators/ Yet technical specifications esp. regarding capacity for transporting human assisted, low/medium capacity single and multitrack, one or two person vehicles (we really are suffering from a dearth of terminology here) including accessibility, storage and charging are conspicuous by their general absence. This absence defining both the quality and scale of the debate within the general population, notable because majority consensus regarding the response to climate change and other environmental concerns is, otherwise, considered vital. 
 It should be remembered that accessibility for such vehicles would ipso facto ensure that rolling stock also be accessible for those in wheelchairs and for the disabled and partially-able generally, to, therefore, not also consider making provision for all vehicles that require such to (at least partially) charge, especially on longer journeys, is asinine (more so considering that much of the new rolling stock is itself electrified).
 For both trains and trams accessibility means platform level access (be that raised or otherwise) doors wide enough to safely deal with most requirements and staffing oversight for the general welfare of all passengers.. quote: "Rail union, RMT has welcomed the Transport Select Committee’s Access Denied: rights versus reality in disabled people’s access to transport report, following its inquiry into accessibility for disabled people on the transport network.

RMT gave oral evidence to the inquiry in September 2023 after the previous Government pushed plans to close nearly 1,000 ticket offices and cut around 2,300 station staff jobs.  
 
These controversial plans were only scrapped after a massive public backlash, led by a combination of RMT, disabled and older passengers.  
 
The Committee has now confirmed that these cuts "risked significantly damaging people’s access to the rail network."
 
Staff presence "is often a crucial determinant of whether safe and independent travel is possible at all" and that the "Turn Up and Go" system becomes much harder to deliver with fewer staff at stations or onboard trains, the report found.
 
The Committee has urged the Government to ensure that the transition to Great British Railways (GBR) does not further reduce accessibility and must remain inclusive of different passengers needs.  
 
RMT is calling on the Government to put passenger accessibility and safety at the heart of its plans for GBR, which must include protecting and expanding ticket offices, maintaining and increasing station staff levels, and ending  the practice of driver-only operation.
 
RMT General Secretary Eddie Dempsey said: “Railway staff are essential to delivering a safe and accessible network for all passengers and this report shows that.
 
"Ticket office closures were stopped by the strength of our campaign and the support of older and disabled passenger groups.
 
"It is important that passengers do not feel forced to rely solely on ticket machines or apps as they do not always meet the accessibility needs of all travellers.
 
"A properly staffed railway is a necessity and the Government must ensure that ticket offices remain open, continue to be adequately staff, and every train has a second safety-critical member of staff on board.
 
"The Government must now act to ensure Great British Railways prioritises access and safety for all*.”": https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/staff-cuts-undermine-accessibility-transport-select-committee/


*Italics mine, as both a UNITE Community and Spectrum (centre for independent living) member I heartily concur and suggest that cutting staff on the railways is oxymoronic when one is trying to encourage greater use of public transport in a time of crisis.
 
I am very much afraid that (just like the bas-relief of St Barbe Baker in the video) the Chancellor's plans will turn out to be window dressing, neoliberal greenwash for an exploitative status quo of vested interests desperately trying to cling to power at a time of fundamental change.
 
We cannot afford to waste opportunities to transform infrastructure with half-measures. 

Consider instead a transport system that encompasses "hard", "medium" and "soft" approaches,  for we search for our own Goldilocks Planet (not some other) integrating "Slow Ways", quote; "Slow Ways began in 2020 as an initiative led by geographer Dan Raven-Ellison, aiming to connect every town, city and national landscape in Britain through thoughtfully designed walking routes. Volunteers drafted routes between 2,500 settlements using existing rights of way.

Slow Ways routes aim to:

  • Be safe, direct, and accessible
  • Avoid roads where possible
  • Include resting places every 5–10 km
  • Pass through public transport hubs
  • Be enjoyable and easy to navigate

You can see all ten of the design principles here.

Not all routes are accessible to everyone, but we are working to let people know which paths and routes are good for them.

Routes are tested by walkers and wheelers (wheelchair and scooter users) who share reviews with star ratings. A route with three or more positive reviews is verified – a tried-and-tested pathway for others to enjoy.

People can also survey routes for surface quality, gradients, and potential obstacles, such as stiles or mud. Routes are graded using a system developed by Experience Community, helping people choose paths that suit their needs.": https://beta.slowways.org/Page/about"

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/slowways

..a "soft" transport infrastructure both with trams and canals (intersectional or "median" infrastructure) and the "hard" infrastructure of roads, rail, air and sea. The key to which (and this won't surprise those to whom such is of most concern) is accessibility. Integration requires universal accessibility, that which is not accessible is not integrated. Work in progress perhaps yet emergent.


Hatch Farm on Arafel
 
 "The housing development has turned the beautiful, picturesque village of West End in to just another dormitory": https://www.arafel.co.uk/2019/12/journey-man-walkinginthewildwestend.html
 "Isn't it time they gave something back? I propose that the Moorfield site should be developed (and that only in part, on the western half of the land -nearest the existing entrances-), by the construction of an environment centre, that this be done sensitively using sustainable materials and include sustainable heat and power systems (mainly solar but a small windmill could also be considered), this especially so given the exposed position which is ideal for the maximum efficiency of such. The area where nature has now established a toe-hold should be left as undisturbed as possible.": https://www.arafel.co.uk/2020/08/walking-in-wild-west-end-pt-2_18.html
 "..further pictures of the proximity of the Telegraph Woods ("rat-run"), to both the Moorhill Hse. site and the Boundary Lakes Golf Course. The last picture was taken over-the-fence from the path in the Telegraph Woods that I was walking when "bombarded" from the tee of the hole by a local golfer (and where a young child out walking with his father "discovered" an orange golf-ball when I was researching for this blog a week or so later), clearly the hole is too close to the woodland, there can be no argument, it is beholden upon the Boundary Lakes Golf Course to address this problem as soon as possible. I would even argue that the course should be closed until the situation is rectified.": https://www.arafel.co.uk/2020/09/walking-in-wild-west-end-pt-3.html


Also see Walking in the Wild West End Playlist, Wolf's Head Video: https://www.youtube.com/@AndreaGail42

Saturday, 20 April 2024

"How Point Origin Found its End in the Great Attractor" #CosmologicalPrinciple #GreatAttractor #Ouroboros #Entanglement #Emergence #Economics #LoS (incl. updates re: Hawking Radiation)


 Rest in Peace David Lynch

 

In 1984 when I was a first year social science student at the age of eighteen Big Bang Theory was still a "relatively" new-kid-on-the-block and considered the only rational refutation of and refuge from the apparent banality of Steady State Theory doctrine, however, in recent decades further observation and experiment has cast doubt over the theory that has become central to the "Standard Model". 

As time has gone by the use of Big Bang to justify increasingly disturbing, violent and resource consuming inquiry into the origins of the universe has grown and Big Bang has suffered a decrease in its popularity concomitant with the unease engendered by some of the practices and theories (esp. in economics), with which it is is most associated.

Accelerating Expansion 

Quote; "Astronomers have known for decades that the universe is expanding. When they use telescopes to observe faraway galaxies, they see that these galaxies are moving away from Earth.

To astronomers, the wavelength of light a galaxy emits is longer the faster the galaxy is moving away from us. The farther away the galaxy is, the more its light has shifted toward the longer wavelengths on the red side of the spectrum – so the higher the “redshift.”

Because the speed of light is finite, fast, but not infinitely fast, seeing something far away means we’re looking at the thing how it looked in the past. With distant, high-redshift galaxies, we’re seeing the galaxy when the universe was in a younger state. So “high redshift” corresponds to the early times in the universe, and “low redshift” corresponds to the late times in the universe.

But as astronomers have studied these distances, they’ve learned that the universe is not just expanding – its rate of expansion is accelerating. And that expansion rate is even faster than the leading theory predicts it should be, leaving cosmologists like me puzzled and looking for new explanations.": https://theconversation.com/the-universe-is-expanding-faster-than-theory-predicts-physicists-are-searching-for-new-ideas-that-might-explain-the-mismatch-215414

Megaclusters  

Quote; "In 2021, British PhD student Alexia Lopez was analysing the light coming from distant quasars when she made a startling discovery.

She detected a giant, almost symmetrical arc of galaxies 9.3 billion light years away in the constellation of Boötes the Herdsman. Spanning a massive 3.3 billion light years across, the structure is a whopping 1/15th the radius of the observable Universe. If we could see it from Earth, it would be the size of 35 full moons displayed across the sky.

Known as the Giant Arc, the structure throws into question some of the basic assumptions about the Universe. According to the standard model of cosmology – the theory on which our understanding of the Universe is based – matter should be more-or-less evenly distributed across space. When scientists view the Universe on very large scales there should be no noticeable irregularities; everything should look the same in every direction.

Yet the Giant Arc isn't the only example of its kind. In January 2024, Lopez revealed the discovery of another cosmic megastructure – a ring of distant galaxies with a diameter of 1.3 billion light years, which she has named the Big Ring. And these gargantuan structures are now forcing scientists to reassess their theory of how the Universe evolved. (Read more about the discovery of the Big Ring.)

Lopez was studying for her Masters degree at the University of Central Lancashire in the UK when her supervisor suggested using a new method to analyse large scale structures in the Universe.  She used quasars – distant galaxies that emit an extraordinary amount of light – to look for signs of ionised magnesium, a sure sign of gas clouds surrounding a galaxy. When light passes through this ionised magnesium, certain frequencies are absorbed, leaving unique light 'signatures' astronomers can detect.": https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230302-the-giant-arcs-that-may-dwarf-everything-in-the-cosmos

Cosmological Principle 

Quote; "In modern physical cosmology, the cosmological principle is a prediction based on the idea that the universe is about the same in all places when viewed on a large scale.

Forces are expected to act uniformly throughout the universe. There should, therefore, be no observable irregularities in the large scale structure. The structure is the result of the evolution of the matter field after the Big Bang.": https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmological_principle

There has always been a problem with the Cosmological Principle (as it is understood in this regard), that (very literally), suggests its origins. 

Point Origin

If Big Bang were true all matter would be expanding relative to all other matter from a universal centre, a centre that it is equally obvious one would be unable to determine. One would be unable to determine it because of the basic problem Big Bang has with relativity..it isn't. Isn't what? Relative to anything

When we express an expansion of something we always, always express it in terms of something it is compared to, however, the Big Bang is the exception. 

In other words if the universe were the product of a Big Bang it must have expanded relative to the ("holy"), vessel it which its origins were contained. If so we cannot call the product of the Big Bang The Universe as, in order to be universal, it must contain all things. Thus the theory of the Holy Vessel was born? Well no not really for we end up with a very literal "chicken-and-egg" inquiry that continues ad infinitum and is, therefore, a truly irrational endeavour, modern physicists (although the scales are, I think, beginning to fall from some eyes), are also, therefore, engaged in the truly insane when they pour resources both our planet and species can ill afford to be consumed into the fires of ignorance*.

*Nb. Complex issues are often best approached by considering the resource base:

1. Does what one is engaged in produce enough to justify the loss of the resource consumed by such activity? 

2. Is the resource exploited in order to conduct such activity capable of being renewed (ie. is the activity sustainable)?

The fact that point one is dependent on point two often seems to completely escape the modern conventional Standard Model physicist.

Physicians who are not themselves physicists treat physicists who are not themselves physicians and are informed by same.

 

The Emergence of the Great Attractor

So we must start from the understanding ("words matter" not "matter words"), that something cannot expand into nothing. Instead let us posit, following Hawking, that singularity may exist but that we may only ever approach it (both as individual human beings and as a species), until such time as we experience it in toto and that such experience precludes any return to duality. Let us also be informed (re: Hawking), that the lifetimes of individual black holes may be finite, quote; "While empty space may seem devoid of energy, it isn’t — according to quantum mechanics, the energy of a vacuum fluctuates slightly over time. Those fluctuations manifest as pairs of particles — a particle and an antiparticle — that pop into and out of existence throughout the universe. Because energy cannot be created from nothing, one of the particles will have positive energy and the other negative. These particle pairs usually immediately annihilate one another. But if the particles appear at the boundary of a black hole’s event horizon, it’s possible for the particle with negative energy to fall into the black hole, while the particle with positive energy escapes. It then appears that the black hole has radiated a particle away. Einstein showed that energy and mass are proportional with his equation E = mc2. Therefore, the negative energy from the forsaken particle actually removes mass from the black hole, causing it to shrink.

But don’t expect a black hole to disappear any time soon. It takes a shockingly long time for a black hole to shed all of its mass as energy via Hawking radiation. It would take 10100 years, or a googol, for a supermassive black hole to fully disappear. “The entire age of the universe [is] a fraction of [the time] it would take,” says Priyamvada Natarajan, a researcher at Yale University who probes the nature of black holes. “As far as we’re concerned, it is eternity.”

Death Throes

Exactly how long an individual black hole lives depends strongly on its mass. The larger a black hole gets, the longer it takes to evaporate. “In that sense, [a black hole] can cheat death by growing,” Doeleman says.

He compares the process to an hourglass, where the sand at the top is the amount of time a black hole has left. By gobbling down more stars and gas, a black hole continues to add sand to the hourglass of its life, even as individual particles trickle out. “As long as there is material around [to eat], the black hole can keep resetting its clock,” Doeleman says. Eventually, as the universe ages, the material around a black hole will run out and its doomsday clock will start ticking.

As a black hole evaporates, it slowly shrinks and, as it loses mass, the rate of particles escaping also increases until all the remaining energy escapes at once. In the final tenth of a second of a black hole’s life, “you will have a huge flash of light and energy,” Natarajan says. “It’s almost like a million nuclear fusion bombs going off in a very tiny region of space.”

By Earth’s standards, that’s a lot, significantly more than the total nuclear arsenal of all nations. In astronomical terms, not so much. The most powerful supernova yet recorded (ASSASN-15lh) was 22 trillion times more explosive than a black hole will be in its final moments.

It doesn’t matter how small or how massive a black hole is, their closing fireworks are exactly the same. The only difference is how long it will take a black hole to explode. But once a black hole gobbles down its last meal, all that’s left is for the sand grains to relentlessly tumble down until there’s nothing left.": https://www.astronomy.com/science/the-beginning-to-the-end-of-the-universe-how-black-holes-die/

Thus one may say that individual black holes "pertain" to singularity whilst they "partake" of totality. It's important to remember that totality can remain un-manifest as it is the absence of both matter and light (in other words "life" which doesn't itself matter if nothing does -clearly-), however, the point of origin necessary to Big Bang theory cannot as it represents the presence of light and matter (from its inception). The mathematicians should see this clearly for there is no "irrational contradiction", furthermore, it's this way most of us live our lives; not really knowing how and why we are here whilst knowing with absolute certainty that our brief sojourn will end (what applies to the individual also applying to the species -after all any number compared to infinity is none-). This, I contend, is the ultimate value of Hawking's notion of "radiation" for, "it is by death that life is known" and it is often best to describe things by what they are not. Hawking's theory indicates the importance of the notions of Dark Matter and Dark Energy whilst suggesting that the Cosmological Principle (as currently understood), is indeed inadequate to explain modern observations (esp. using quasars), that suggest the existence of super-clusters which themselves must rely on the presence of immense (unfortunately it also seems we may run out of superlatives to describe our predicament), black holes for their formation.

Hawking Radiation (update 29/04/2024)

So can we say that the manifest universe is a function of Hawking Radiation (or at least the principles of such)? We have to account for what appears to us to be an unfathomable proliferation of substance yet any number compared to infinity is none. What if quanta was indeed information? Haven't we also discovered that social-scientifically?

(Update 10/01/2024) Clearly the notion is that Cosmic Background Radiation is in actuality Hawking Radiation ("eureka?")!

Above is a representation of the first super-cluster to be discovered using the ionised-magnesium observations described above Laniakea. On his BBC programme "Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies" (go to: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0017frp/secrets-of-size-atoms-to-supergalaxies), Prof Jim Al-Khalili compares these super-clusters to the natural forms we already know, such as river systems, when he did so I was put in mind of the teachings of many pre-Christian (esp.), cultures who talk of a "cosmic" or "world" tree.

 The "Ashvattha"
 
"The form of the ashvattha
is not to be discerned here,
neither its end,
nor beginning,
nor ongoing life.
When its fully grown roots
are cut by the strong axe
of non-clinging,

then that place must be sought
where, once they have gone,
they will not turn back again,
and they think,
‘I take refuge
in the first spirit
where activity flowed forth
in ancient times.’ The Bhagavad Gita: https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-bhagavad-gita/symbols/ashvattha-tree?utm_source=pocket_saves
 
It is thanks to the marvellous work of a number of modern Astro-physicists and theorists that we are now able to examine these notions more easily and, I am sure, the gravitas of the "Great Attractor" is also affecting them for surely the acceptance of the notion that there are immense gravitational forces pertaining to an un-manifest totality directing all life in the universe will prove to be the conclusion drawn from the recent observations I describe. What precedence is there for these notions to arise?

Quantum Mechanics

Since the discovery of quantum mechanical activity physicists have suspected that such holds the key to a great mystery but have been unclear (unsurprisingly considering its nature), what that might be. Well let us consider wave particle duality and what can only be described as a bias in conventional physics that maintains (it would seem until its last breath), that, quote; "The uncertainty principle is significant only on the atomic scale because of the small value of h in everyday units. If the position of a macroscopic object with a mass of, say, one gram is measured with a precision of 10−6 metre, the uncertainty principle states that its velocity cannot be measured to better than about 10−25 metre per second. Such a limitation is hardly worrisome. However, if an electron is located in an atom about 10−10 metre across, the principle gives a minimum uncertainty in the velocity of about 106 metre per second." Yet it is known that, quote; "The measurement of two observables with different sets of state functions is a quite different situation. Measurement of one observable gives a certain result. The state function after the measurement is, as always, one of the states of that observable; however, it is not a state function for the second observable. Measuring the second observable disturbs the system, and the state of the system is no longer one of the states of the first observable. In general, measuring the first observable again does not produce the same result as the first time. To sum up, both quantities cannot be known at the same time, and the two observables are said to be incompatible.": https://www.britannica.com/science/quantum-mechanics-physics/Axiomatic-approach 
 
In layman's terms these notions have been expressed by stating, "observation changes the nature of that which is observed". For a (mainly), social-scientist like myself this is all I need to know for the idea that, "focus determines reality " is a cognitive behavioural truism. That this should not also apply on the macrocosmic scale is, therefore, I contend the lock to which the key of quantum mechanics should be applied.
 
Ouroboros
 
Choices must have Consequences
 
Including, of-course, the choice to focus, we must, therefore, not shy away from the contemplation of totality for we are not passive passengers on our flight with Times Arrow Airlines, effort (as any good physicist knows), must be made in order to understand our predicament. Prof Al-Khalili, a noted Humanist, might be repulsed by the suggestion that, "our good deeds are rewarded and our bad deeds are punished", however, that our actions have consequences cannot be denied. In which case our "sin" would be one of ignorance (Sloth), and could not be defended under law.
 
Emergence Theory
 

 
When we are successful in our inquiries and uncover a truth we begin to emerge from our state of ignorance. We also discover that that which we sacrifice is absolutely essential to the process. In economics what this means is that there is a correlation between the contribution non-renewable systems and practices can make to emerging sustainability and the costs entailed by continuing to utilise them. The thresholds at which this transference of resource base can be achieved most efficiently (taking into account all the various -incl. social-, impacts that such transition entails), being determined by applying the principles of emergence, quote; "sustainability is a necessary component of economy

The system is “open ended” (#opensource), it is emergent

Quote; "Words Based on the Eco- Root Word

Following is a list of words based on the Eco- Root Word:

1. Ecoactivist: One who actively opposes the pollution or destruction by other means, of the environment.
2. Ecobabble: Using the technical language of ecology to make the user seem to be ecologically aware.
3. Ecobiology: The study of the relationships of organisms to their natural environments.
4. Ecobiosis: The conditions pertaining to a mode of life within a specific habitat
5. Ecocatastrophe: Major damage to the environment, especially when caused by human activity
6. Ecocentric: Centering on the environment
7. Bioecological: A reference to the interrelationships between plants and animals and their abiotic enviro ments.
8. Bioecologist: Someone who favors, or specializes, bioecology; such as, an ecologist.
9. Bioecology: The science of organisms as affected by the factors of their environments.
10. Ecocidal: Designed or tending to destroy the environment.
11. Ecocide: Destruction or damage of the environment
12. Ecoclimate: The climate as an ecological factor; the climate of a habitat.
13. Ecocline: Reflecting ecological conditions in general.
14. Econometrician: A student of, or specialist in, econometrics.
15. Econometrics: The branch of economics concerned with the application of mathematical economics to economic data by the use of statistical methods.
16. Economics: The study or the social science of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services and with the theory and management of economies or economic systems which include material goods and financial resources.
17. Economist: Someone who studies, works, or is an expert in the field of economics." https://wordpandit.com/eco-root-word/ Here we can see how closely related the notions of ecology and economics really are, this seems to indicate that the Industrial Revolution (esp.), saw a perversion of the language describing transaction/exchange in order to underpin a Social Darwinist model of human evolution, allow this exploitative model to gain ascendancy and fulfil (esp.), capitalism’s imperial and “manifest destiny”. It may, therefore, be the case that a misapprehension of the nature of economic theory has stemmed directly from the exploitation of non-renewable resources.

Go to: https://forum.5filters.info/t/declining-sperm-counts-natures-answer-to-overpopulation/1227/10" Go to: https://www.arafel.co.uk/2021/06/a-dangerous-conflation-socialism.html?zx=6b395a7c7e71e8d for more.

 
We are, therefore, capable of determining our own destiny; "One cannot escape one's fate but one may determine one's destiny!"
 

Khaos

So what happens if we succumb to apathy? Well like the oxymoron that is an anarchic democracy we fall into the hands of Khaos, for democracy too only ever emerges it can never be imposed. Quote; 
 
"..since the discovery of the Higgs boson, the collider has not revealed any significant new physics that might shed light on some of the deepest mysteries of the universe, such as the nature of dark matter or dark energy, why matter dominates over antimatter, and whether reality is permeated with hidden extra dimensions.

Cern drew up plans for the next machine, the Future Circular Collider (FCC), in 2019. The €20bn (£17bn) machine would have a 91km circumference and aim to smash subatomic particles together at a maximum energy of 100 teraelectronvolts (TeV). The Large Hadron Collider achieves maximum energies of 14TeV.

The proposal has its critics, however. Sir David King, the UK’s former government chief scientific adviser, told the BBC that spending billions on the machine would be “reckless” when the world was facing such grave threats from the climate crisis.*" Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/05/cern-atom-smasher-unlock-secrets-universe-large-hadron-collider

*Italics mine, I couldn't agree more, however, I believe that this "recklessness" extends not only to our environmental and economic practices but also to the possibility for the continued evolution of all life in the universe. Think of it this way: "Damn thing never gives me what I want when I want it consequently I will smash it to pieces!" In other words such/technology represents the tantrums of the immature and many modern/physicists are simply throwing their toys out of the pram!...if you are burning up resources for no discernible benefit you must be doing something wrong and I for one have yet to hear of any benefit to our quest for sustainability from the research at CERN, quite the reverse in-fact.
 
Proposed new accelerator

Go to: https://www.arafel.co.uk/2024/02/the-death-of-british-liberalism.html

 

"Anyone who thinks the LHC will destroy the universe is a tw*t!" Prof. Brian Cox.

The context being that, quote; "Brian was responding to reports that LHC scientists had received death threats in the run-up to the September 10th start date of the particle accelerator": https://astroengine.com/2008/09/06/a-statement-by-professor-brian-cox/ Knowing that actions have consequences I would never espouse such, however, Prof. Cox there are extremists in every camp, for instance, simply because I am in favour of a devolved republican Britannia does not make me a terrorist (although some who claim to support such most definitely have been if they are not now), and even The ANC was originally characterised as being a terrorist organisation.


In other words; "It's o.k Brian that doesn't make you a pr*ck ( yet )!"

Imagine if  the generations who grew up with the Cold War were mistaken though, imagine if there really was something worse than global thermonuclear destruction. What could that possibly be? Has our species chosen blissful ignorance over informed hysteria? How long is it possible to remain in denial?


The realm of Khaos is one of neither life nor death and may prove to be perpetual. We may, however, escape such a fate all that is required is that we should choose to.

Nb. Although I took (& barely passed), maths and physics at "O" Level my training has been mainly in the social (I also took some statistics adult ed.), and, esp. as a campaigner, environmental sciences.

Please check this blog (and the other social media platforms I use), for more on these subjects, I will post further as soon as such becomes possible.