In this week’s episode of London calling, James and I discuss the recent forest fires in Greece and whether climate change or arsonists are to blame; James thinks it’s arsonists in the pay of environmental lobby groups, but I say that would be too dangerous since if it came out then the groups would then be liable for tens of millions of pounds in damages as well as causing untold harm to their reputations; this leads to an argument about whether there are enough honest reporters left to expose such wrongdoing and that, in turn, triggers a heated discussion about whether the journalist Ross Clark is a genuine climate contrarian because he often prefaces his pieces by saying he doesn’t dispute that the world has got a little bit warmer in the past 150 years (which I think is sensible); we then segue into a discussion of our holidays this year, both those we’ve already had and those we’re planning, with James saying he may go to Amsterdam; we then agree that cannabis should probably not be legalised; and, in Culture Corner, James discusses the new University Challenge as well as having almost finished Anna Karenina – which he declares the best novel he’s ever read – while Toby gives a lukewarm review to Hijack.
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Freelance arsonists associated with those environmental groups, in that case (likely to be indirectly funded by Soros)
Remember, that they will commnunicate in person, and only deal in cash – they will be sure NOT leave a paper trail anywhere – it makes deniabiity easier
If da weed grew freely in its natural form and without tampering or exploitation then nobody would need the strong stuff. I consider strong weed to be a choice of imbeciles. The idea that with weed you can turn up the volume and this is better is completely antithetical to the spirit of moderation and calmness that the weed at its best emobodies. What other drug makes music sound better or food taste better. At its best it sharpens as it soothes. That should be enough for us to give it reverence and yet people want to deform it.