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The article discusses changes regarding student movements in Great Britain. A campaign can no longer be judged on its effectiveness simply according to the number of individuals turning out on the streets to protest, but instead by its ability effectively to engage with its target. Involvement of students in direct action campaigns such as those against climate change is increasing. People & Planet is the Great Britain's largest and longest-running forum for student pressure group. Reflecting changing attitudes in society as a whole, the environment is now playing a leading role in sculpting student attitudes both inside and outside the lecture halls.

The article features activist conceptual artists Newton and Helen Mayer Harrison. The Harrisons think that the current modern art scene in Great Britain is too self-referential and has not enough activism. The Harrisons are an inspirational response to the fatalism that paralyses many artists. The Harrisons have articulated the problem with the timeless precision of poets. On the issue of climate change, Newton suggest that people better prepare for an elegant retreat than wait for a panic. They suggest that existing plans for greenhouse emissions control will be insufficient to keep the temperature rise at 2°C or less.

The article reveals that the earth's reserves of fossil fuels and uranium are coming to an end faster than forecast, threatening both a climate and economic meltdown. The profligate use of fossil fuels by the people is the cause of climate change, and unless they take urgent action to reverse this trend they will face climate catastrophe. Great Britain is the recognised world leader on the issue of climate change -- a position it secured by virtue of being the first to articulate the threat posed by climate change and announce its intention to act to bring it under control.

The article reports on the status of Douglas Gowan after a story about the mysterious animal deaths in the vicinity of Brofiscin and Maendy quarries in South Wales was published in "The Ecologist." Gowan was the lead investigator of the animal deaths. According to the author, police have launched an investigation into the activities of the British Environment Agency. The author stated that several electronic mails of Gowan were intercepted illegally author asserted that the Agency failed Gowan and is failing to protect public health. Tony Morgan has denied allegations that he threatened Gowan.

The article reports on the evidence presented by retired corporate finance director Douglas Gowan to the Great Britain Environment Agency regarding the Brofiscin Quarry, the most polluted place in Great Britain. For 40 years the story of Brofiscin Quarry has been suppressed. Documents have been mysteriously lost, witnesses silenced and scientific data ignored. Since volunteering his evidence to the agency in early 2006, this retired corporate finance director has been subject to death threats, threatening callers to his door and numerous attempted breakins.

The article addresses the problems facing the British insurance industry. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) warned that home premiums in the country could soar. It is not simply weather events hitting Britain that could force up the cost of insurance, it is the nature of the industry's global structure, the author says. Eighty per cent of the losses accruing from Katrina fell on foreign reinsurers. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) estimates that today, 2.1 million properties are at risk from coastal and river flooding. The value of weather-related claims reached £6 billion between 1998 and 2003.

Discusses issues related to purchasing in Great Britain. Purchasing strategies for turbulent times; Importance of aligning purchasing initiatives to business requirements.

This article explains that London, England is in the grip of a turf war between the U.K.'s heavyweight newspaper publishers. In the red corner is Rupert Murdoch's News International; and in the blue corner, Lord Rothermere's Daily Mail group, Associated Newspapers. Ordinarily this would be a joy to watch, in the hope that one would deliver a fatal blow to the other. Soon to be added to this is a free afternoon paper to be distributed, like Metro,But this time the stakes are too high to get any enjoyment from the dingdong. At risk is the future of the British press, which for all its wrongs has been a mainstay of our system of democracy for centuries. But the rise of free newspapers means that hundreds of thousands of trees are pulped each week to provide us with disposable paper.

The article examines the political activities of bio-technology investor and British science minister David Sainsbury. It presents a background on his family, career and how he got involved in politics. It provides information on Gatsby, the charitable foundation set up by Sainsbury. Also, it provides information on the firms, Innotech Investments and Diatech, which he launched to capitalize his research.

The article reports on the plan of the British Environment Agency to raise the issue of Brofiscin quarry in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (USBC), where Monsanto's environmental legacy liabilities are being determined. Report says that if intervention on the issue fails the cost of any remediation will fall on the government. The Agency said that it anticipates filing an objection to Solutia's disclosure statement and reorganization plan in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court by June 28, 2007. At a disclosure hearing, a company lists its assets and liabilities as the basis on which to progress its plan of reorganization and exit from administration. According to the Agency, it was waiting on its own consultant's report into Brofiscin from Atkins before identifying who to pursue for remediation costs.

Discusses the implication of the changes in corporate governance of the supply chain on procurement leaders and merits consideration in Great Britain. Modification in the role of chairman and non-executives; Realignment of the balance of power needs; Emphasis on the interests of shareholders over the management.

Reports the publication of the result of value-added pilot scheme in a secondary school by the Department for Education and Skills in Great Britain. Ways of measuring school achievement; Capability of producing a reliable indicator of college performance; Implementation of a unilateral system.

Focuses on Great Britain's Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) inspection of the quality of teaching methods in British schools. Drawbacks of the 'pot filling' method; OFSTED inspectors' preferred methods; Problems of teachers with the inspection.