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"Trust is like good manners," Statoil's chief executive Helge Lund says. "If you have to tell people you have it, clearly you have not." Energy brains The oil chief's new clothes: Behind the grand strategy, energy bosses are just like the rest of us Don't let the oil men fool you. They operate in a field above and beyond the petty squabbles of nation states. But they have to win contracts and keep governments happy all the same. It is not a game they are winning at right now. European energy policy 'not working' The European Union's energy policies could prove less effective in reducing carbon emissions than those of China, Royal Dutch Shell's chief executive has claimed. Meanwhile, in British politics... Media plurality: Government refuses cross-party talks Harriet Harman's appeal for cross-party talks on media monopolies fell on deaf ears in the Commons this morning, as the culture secretary rejected the need for "further political discussion". Comment: Centre-right columnists are legitimising the EDL Parts of the mainstream media are irresponsibly legitimising the far right EDL whilst simultaneously trying to attack the very notion of 'anti-Muslim hatred'. Ten years later: A new push for genetic modification The environment secretary was renewing the push for widespread use of genetically modified (GM) crops today, nearly a decade after it was effectively ruled out across the EU. Naked rambler given 11-month prison sentence The infamous Naked Rambler has been given an 11-month jail sentence for breaching an Asbo, in a harsh move which raised eyebrows among legal observers. And finally... Naked rambler given 11-month prison sentence The infamous Naked Rambler has been given an 11-month jail sentence for breaching an Asbo, in a harsh move which raised eyebrows among legal observers.	VoicetheUnion video: Why is our union different? BFAWU video: Why join our trade union? NUT: 61% of parents oppose scrapping coursework Commenting on today’s reports in the media about proposed reforms to GCSEs, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said: CAFH (Blue Badger) : Badger cull myths exposed in new report Blue Badger is a member of Team Badger. On the eve of a potentially devastating badger cull, Team Badger has published a report exposing the myths which underpin these misguided plans. Don’t forget about our local roads – CIHT calls for investment in UK infrastructure CIHT has submitted a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer highlighting the important role played by transport infrastructure. CIHT specifically called for the Comprehensive Spending Review to ‘ensure that the maintenance of the local road network is sufficiently funded’. Comment from NEA on The Green Deal Comment from NEA, the national fuel poverty charity on The Green Deal: watching brief report, published today by the Energy and Climate Change Committee. Rethink: Victory for welfare campaigners as judges rule controversial disability benefits procedure is unfair Three judges have ruled that the procedure currently used by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to decide whether hundreds of thousands of people are eligible for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) disadvantages people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and autism. BHA hits out at 'scaremongering' over humanist marriages The BHA responds to Tory MP Tony Baldry's comments on humanist wedding: "In spite of some people's desperate scaremongering, the amendment does not open up legal recognition for any new weddings other than humanist ones." BFAWU: The question is can you afford not to be in a Union Workers in the UK are having their rights cynically and maliciously stolen from them by a vindictive and cruel government; but there’s an incredible number of people who don't realise what the coalition’s changes to employment law mean to them.

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