Bandit Country by Jamie Reid was published on 8/6/23 Post author By Maggie Hanbury Post date 25 May 2023 Categories In News Welcome to an after-dark world of new money, hedonism and excess. A world of luxurious nightclubs where racketeers, gamblers and glamorous women mixed with entrepreneurs, bunny girls, politicians and policemen. Bandit Country is a gripping, atmospheric true-crime noir. It is the story of Britain’s 1960’s gambling boom, as the country emerged from years of hardship […]
Island of Woods by Paul McMahon was published on 11/4/23 Post author By Maggie Hanbury Post date 30 March 2023 Categories In News Forestry in Ireland has never been so contentious. It is the subject of protests outside parliament and angry call-in radio shows. Over the last century the area of Irish woodland has increased tenfold, mostly through the planting of imported conifer species: government policy is to plant more trees to supply industry and to tackle climate […]
Five Times Faster by Simon Sharpe was published on 6/4/23 Post author By Maggie Hanbury Post date 29 March 2023 Categories In News We need to act five times faster to avoid dangerous climate change. As Greenland melts, Australia burns, and greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, we think we know who the villains are: oil companies, consumerism, weak political leaders. But what if the real blocks to progress are the ideas and institutions that are supposed to […]