Author Archives: biowrite

About biowrite

I am a writer specialising in non-fiction, particularly in assisting people with their biographies.

Letter to MP re legality of withholding tax from UK Government which supports Israeli atrocities

Posted on April 20, 2024 by biowrite

I just sent the following email to my MP (Joanna Cherry). I hope it will inspire others to write similar letters to theirs! Dear Ms Cherry I have written to you many times over the years on the subject of … Continue reading →

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Biodiversity Stripes – A Journey from Green to Grey

Posted on August 13, 2022 by biowrite

Originally posted on Finding Nature:
The climate stripes were created by Professor Ed Hawkins at the University of Reading in 2018. A simple series of vertical coloured bars, showing the heating of the planet over 200 years. The stripes have…

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Issues which will decide my local election vote: Gaza twinning and fossil fuel divestment

Posted on April 3, 2022 by biowrite

I just sent an email along the following lines to several of the council election candidates in my ward (Edinburgh: Sighthill/Gorgie). When I receive replies I’ll post these as comments below. Dear ______ I am considering voting for you in … Continue reading →

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Please do whatever you can to defend the human rights of Palestinians (letter to my MP)

Posted on May 14, 2021 by biowrite

Dear Ms Cherry I struggle to express how upset I am at the horrific ongoing events in Israel-Palestine. I was born in Scotland but grew up in erstwhile white-majority-rule Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and apartheid South Africa, and am aware of … Continue reading →

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Highly recommended reading: COVID-19 and Circuits of Capital

Posted on April 3, 2020 by biowrite

I direct readers of my blog to an excellent (and thoroughly referenced) article on Monthly Review: ‘COVID-19 and Circuits of Capital‘. It offers a comprehensive analysis of how the COVID-19 outbreak (and the inept handling thereof) is linked to the … Continue reading →

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My response to devastating Batoka Gorge Dam scheme on Zambezi

Posted on March 14, 2020 by biowrite

UPDATE – 26 APRIL 2020: Deadline Extended Good news! The deadline for commentary, which was to have been 30 April, has been extended (due to COVID-19): COVID-19 Update In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Zambezi River Authority (the … Continue reading →

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There’s no such thing as sustainable palm oil. Cut it out of your diet, yes, but there’s more to be done.

Posted on July 31, 2019 by biowrite

Update 3 (afternoon, 24 April 2021): I still don’t believe there is such a thing as ‘sustainable’ palm oil If you search ‘palm oil you’ll find a plethora of articles arguing that boycotting palm oil is bad and that we should … Continue reading →

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Two simple ideas for combating climate change

Posted on July 27, 2019 by biowrite

These ideas won’t save the biosphere, but they might make some difference… Several times a day I am distressed to see drivers sitting in their stationary, fossil fuel-powered vehicles, with the engines idling. It’s one thing to do this while … Continue reading →

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Do Rich People Deserve to Be Rich?

Posted on July 26, 2019 by biowrite

Originally posted on Forgot About Keynes:
One of our abiding modern myths, as Russell Brand and George Monbiot explained in a recent episode of the Trews is: “that if you’re rich, you deserve to be rich and that story means that…

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Second time right, Mariella: two point one nine lies a day, NOT two point nineteen!

Posted on July 18, 2019 by biowrite

I am writing this as I listen to a BBC Radio 4 programme on children lying, presented by Mariella Frostrup. I was infuriated to hear her say that ‘people tell on average two point nineteen lies a day’ and relieved … Continue reading →

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