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Nice, innit? Pretty. Breathable atmosphere, plenty natural light, interesting and varied terrain, stunning vistas, etc etc. A lovely home.

Well for some of us it is, for the time being anyway. I don't know about anyone else but I for one am not very happy about what's going on down here. It seems to me like various agencies are trying their best to make a pretty big mess of it all, even though I've never met anyone who wants this to happen. Weird.

Who could possibly want to mess up a lovely "des-res" like this, rendering it virtually valueless? And why? Well, I've been doing a fair bit of research into this, and am slowly untangling the tangled web. The picture that emerges is, quite frankly, shocking.

This site merely links to all the sites that I have been to in order to find out what I have found out, I list them here so you can see for yourselves, and draw your own conclusions. Then there is a long list of sites you can use to prevent the situation from getting any worse, and hopefully to start to improve things. In future I will add some interesting odds and ends I have come across which do not seem to appear elsewhere on the internet.

In order to understand what is going on, and some history behind it all, I suggest first of all watching this.

Scary huh? When you've seen that, then this doesn't seem as far-fetched as it could be...

...and if you needed any further proof as to the mechanisms which are used to bring this situation about then I'd recommend watching this, it's in several parts. If you live in US or Canada you can buy the DVD here.

As for the harm this is all causing, well, this lays out the facts quite clearly, and draws some startling conclusions.

And you could go to the cinema and watch these films too: Taking Liberties and War On Democracy

Well, now you know what's going on (I think the evidence at this point is or should be overwhelming) and you're finding it all rather depressing.

Until you realise that it is within our power to change all of this, and the ONE thing we need to do this is UNITY. Each and every one of us has to wake up to the true nature of our reality, one in which mass action or even just mass thought actually affects the very fabric of reality itself.

Not sure about that? Well, for the evidence of this, which is piling up all the time, read this: The Field (although I'd suggest buying books from your local, independent bookshop, of course) a truly amazing read, based on solid science throughout, and thoroughly referenced.

And once you've read that, this teaches us that all our worldly problems are rooted in one place - our own minds. Using the information in this book each and every one of us can rise above the hurt and pain and anger and come to a place of tranquility, where we can act calmly and powerfully, and quietly and gently pull the carpet from under their feet, without them even noticing. Although no one's saying it's easy mind you :-)

So now, armed only with your spirit and your conscience, you need to take action - EASY! There follows a list of all the websites I have found so far which enable us to make a difference. By subscribing to their email lists and signing their petitions, you will be making your voice heard, and if all of us do it - the din will become a roar which will be enough to topple the sturdiest of the bastions of power that are causing the destruction all around us.

Using the links below you can take action - switch to green power, switch to an ethical bank, buy locally produced food, find out which products are made by companies which support political regimes or manufacture their goods in sweat shops, and add your name to the thousands speaking out against injustice and the power of the corporations. It's very easy not to bother. Now it's also easy to bother. Do you really have a reason not to any more? Is your conscience clear? Be a part of the solution, not part of the problem. Your children, and theirs, will thank you.

When using these links I would of course, always advise using one's discretion. A fair amount of misinformation is spread via the internet by the less well-informed, the paranoid, the confused and the just plain mouse-click happy. Generally the only hoaxes are spread via email now, which is why I never forward any. By signing up to email alerts from the websites above you will be asked to sign numerous petitions on various subjects. It's still best to research them and check the facts. If nothing else you will be better informed about the subject - all the information you'll need is a Google / Yahoo / Altavista / Ask search away. You may not have time to do this often, but if you do it's time well spent.

Having said that no single one of these sites provides the answer. There is now a complicated geo-political situation fixed in place via our global economics. A situation that can only be changed through those same economics. So if we each utilise all of the resources above to completely change our lifestyle and spending habits, the global political situation will simply have to change - as the corporate profits and therefore party donations diminish - or else it would collapse. As soon as we are all buying locally, working locally, producing locally, the dominance of the giant corporations with their pyramid management power-structures and compartmentalised approach to purchasing and resourcing will end, paving the way for network-oriented commerce and locally owned and managed trading-groups which will ensure that the communty is put ahead of profits for a very few. The results will include lower crime, higher quality of life, and, eventually, lower prices for higher quality goods.

Also my apologies to Non -Londoners / non-UK residents that many of these links are London or UK-relevant, but, well, there are a lot of us here, after all :) More non-London and non-UK content coming and required.