A Labour shadow minister gave representatives of two giant banks access to Parliament so they can lobby as they like.

It might help the party win the next election, but it does not help make that party honestly serve the country supposing it does win.

Putin told Clinton in 2011 that he might attack Ukraine.

I wonder who Clinton told this too.

The US Supreme Court canceled the execution of Richard Glossip, who seems to have had an exceedingly unfair trial.

*EPA Confirms Bee-Killing Neonicotinoid Insecticides Threaten Extinction for More than 200 Endangered Species [aside from bees].*

New York State has prohibited building new buildings to use fossil fuels.

The same law allocates funds to convert some old buildings to use electricity instead.

This will result in substantial reductions in fossil fuel use, provided the state builds enough renewable generating capacity to feed the resulting higher demand for electricity.