Article View: scot.environment
Article #103Re: EVENT: Join "Make Poverty History" riders to Edinburgh, Fri 1 July 2005
From: Tamzin
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 16:31
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 16:31
31 lines
3386 bytes
3386 bytes
"Tony Raven" <junk@raven-family.com> wrote in message news:3i7sp5Fk3be3U1@individual.net... > Steven Hill wrote: > > > > Perhaps we could get back to the main point which was my post at the > > mentality of those who will be invading Edinburgh shortly for a cause that > > they cannot possibly help by being in Edinburgh. Furthermore, perhaps we > > could step back and think about the money people will be spending to get > > to Edinburgh for this, and would it not be better spent (donated) to > > charities that actually know what's going on on the other side of the > > world, and are better placed to help than a collection of middle class > > people trying to ease their conscious by coming here? > > > > Well, as illustrated perfectly here, they seem to have generated a level > of awareness and debate of the issue in the public conscience that a > quiet donation to charity would never have done. No- the awareness and debate are about their presence in Edinburgh and about the disruption. to residents. I've seen no serious discussion of the issues either on this ng or in real life. To be honest I know as little about the issues involved in G8 and associated protests as I did 6 months ago, and the disruption promised so gleefully by the protestors has made me very averse to listening to or considering their viewpoint. Frankly they've lessened my interest in the whole thing - I'll gladly leave such decisions to the politicians at the summit because the protestors have alienated me by totally ruining a week of my horse's life. Tamzin
Technical Details
Message-ID:
<d9mkt0$gtf$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk>Path:
arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsread.com!news-xfer.newsread.com!newspeer.monmouth.com!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!diablo.theplanet.net!news.theplanet.net!not-for-mailReferences:
<slrndbo8or.b1i.lists2005@pepper.local.lan> <slrndboakp.csq.lists2005@pepper.local.lan> <1CZue.53276$Vj3.6463@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk> <Pine.LNX.4.44.0506242245040.21063-100000@kerouac.projectcolo.org.uk> <CB%ue.23926$Vo6.20976@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk> <Pine.LNX.4.44.0506242320370.22337-100000@kerouac.projectcolo.org.uk> <Iqpve.64244$Vj3.51066@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk> <Pine.LNX.4.44.0506261300210.17007-100000@kerouac.projectcolo.org.uk> <d9mbvb$kcm$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk> <Pine.LNX.4.44.0506261503170.20457-100000@kerouac.projectcolo.org.uk> <3i7sp5Fk3be3U1@individual.net>Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Thread: fdaed,c98c9748a676b998 X-Google-Thread: 105844,c98c9748a676b998 X-Google-Thread: 109765,c98c9748a676b998 X-Google-Thread: fde8f,c98c9748a676b998 X-Google-Attributes: gidfdaed,gid105844,gid109765,gidfde8f,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsread.com!news-xfer.newsread.com!newspeer.monmouth.com!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!diablo.theplanet.net!news.theplanet.net!not-for-mail From: "Tamzin" <tamzincebula@DEFYMEtheponies.freeserve.co.uk> Newsgroups: scot.environment,scot.general,ed.general,uk.rec.cycling Subject: Re: EVENT: Join "Make Poverty History" riders to Edinburgh, Fri 1 July 2005 Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 17:31:09 +0100 Lines: 33 Message-ID: <d9mkt0$gtf$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk> References: <slrndbo8or.b1i.lists2005@pepper.local.lan> <slrndboakp.csq.lists2005@pepper.local.lan> <1CZue.53276$Vj3.6463@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk> <Pine.LNX.4.44.0506242245040.21063-100000@kerouac.projectcolo.org.uk> <CB%ue.23926$Vo6.20976@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk> <Pine.LNX.4.44.0506242320370.22337-100000@kerouac.projectcolo.org.uk> <Iqpve.64244$Vj3.51066@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk> <Pine.LNX.4.44.0506261300210.17007-100000@kerouac.projectcolo.org.uk> <d9mbvb$kcm$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk> <Pine.LNX.4.44.0506261503170.20457-100000@kerouac.projectcolo.org.uk> <3i7sp5Fk3be3U1@individual.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 81.76.193.106 X-Trace: newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk 1119803104 17327 81.76.193.106 (26 Jun 2005 16:25:04 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: 26 Jun 2005 16:25:04 GMT X-Complaints-To: abuse@theplanet.net X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400