General Discussion
For me, the reserve is top of the list of the best of Dawlish. The wardens are very knowledgeable and helpful. I do like birds but I am not a twitcher. Most of the sparrow-sized birds I see are unidentifiable at a distance and don't hang about for me to get close. In the unlikely event of my having good binoculars and seeing a palmeate sandpiper well enough to look it up, I would probably ...
DevonSlope (In memory of and acknowledgement to Pastor Martin Niemöller) First they installed CCTV in Teignmouth, To deter vandals and to catch litter louts And people whose car tax was a day overdue. I applauded, scoffing at Tony Blair’s dream Becoming Eric Blair’s nightmare. What could the law-abiding have to fear? When they dispersed groups of two or more Who might be about to cause ...
Dullish, I apologise if what I was saying was unclear. I am not trying to persuade anyone as to what they should do on these issues. People are able to make up their own minds and any questions I pose are for readers to answer to themselves, not to me. I am prompting Viaduct,yourself and others generally, to consider from a different perspective from that taken in some other posts: a)Let us say ...
Sorry, In the post above I meant to say that I disapproved of South Africa because of Apartheid.
Viaduct, Many years ago, I disapproved of Israel because of their treatment of the Palestinians and of South Africa because of South Africa. As a result I would not eat any of the oranges that you could get here. Until 1975, when Franco died, I would not eat marmalade made with oranges from fascist Spain. I am uncomfortable knowing that almost everything that I need to live involves exploitation ...
Accepted. I have always been undecided on this, which is why I asked for your opinion. I have been torn between wanting to do some good, while recognising that a supermarket is likely to pocket far more of the extra price than ever finds its way to the producer. With the exception of coffee and chocolate, almost everything I buy is fresh from local shops. If I can buy a fairtrade product that I ...
Dullish, If I never did anything because lots of other people were better at it, I would be immobilised. Don
Dullish, We have made choices as best we could, for the best motives, that have led to hurt, for ourselves, for others. Some wrong or selfish paths may have led to good. Do you have any suggestions as to what local people who care should do? Do you have a personal view as to whether we should buy fairtrade goods or not buy them? Don
cyberDawlish ( A new multiple role-playing fantasy adventure. For those who have stimulated my imagination.) Here, in this place of light and shadow, Darkness may illuminate and brightness hide. Who knows what lies beneath obscuring cloaks, Behind the names chosen to reveal Only an image, projected onto a screen At the discretion of the writer. Here is a phantasmagoria, a new world Both ...
Joey, Thanks for this and the link repeated here because of a missing . www.dawlishfairtradefriends.org.uk
