For those of us in the UK planning summer holidays:

Piers Corbyn ... was in a typically robust mood.

One thing you learn about Piers is that there is no messing about, he gives you an answer in black and white with no fudging around the edges.

The idea of a summer like 1976 is nonsense according to him; based on ongoing solar influences it's virtually impossible to have a situation this summer like that of 1976 he told me.

My Corbyn is expecting a summer which will become more unsettled compared with the long settled spring we have just experienced.

He says solar influences will force the jet stream at times to the south of its normal position leading to spells of unsettled weather for much of the UK, although he did stop short of predicting a complete washout.

Joe [ Bastardi ] expects a summer warmer and drier than average, a 'decent English summer' as he put it to me. But he also thinks that a long hot summer (he uses the example of 2003 which across Europe was one of the hottest on record) is 'highly doubtful'.

His main reasoning is that temperatures higher up in the atmosphere have cooled dramatically, and are much cooler than during the last hot European summer in 2003.

And by the way, Mr Bastardi also told me he is more than happy for me to add that he thinks we are in for a prolonged cold winter again this year. Now that would raise a few eyebrows!

You saw it here first:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulhudson/2011/05/is-summer-2011-set-to-be-a-sco.shtml

2 Earthquakes near Blackpool and Shale gas is blamed

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/small-earthquake-in-blackpool-major-shock-for-uks-energy-policy-2291597.html

The BBC is anti-Christian and ageist – according to a survey it carried out itself.

The survey was conducted as part of the BBC’s ‘Diversity Strategy’ and involved 4,500 people, including some BBC staff.

Some viewers still believe the broadcaster has a Left-wing or ‘liberal bias’, the consultation found.

Others said ‘positive discrimination’ was still a ‘notable’ problem with the BBC’s recruitment process.

According to viewers, Christians are badly treated with ‘derogatory stereotypes’ which portray them as ‘weak’ or ‘bigoted’.

A BBC spokesman said: ‘The BBC does not have an anti-Christian bias.

I can't wait to see the outcome of the next investigation ito bias at the BBC.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1392947/BBC-anti-Christian-snubs-elderly-according-Corporations-OWN-survey.html

Some might be interested/amused to see the comments on this thread:
http://makewealthhistory.org/2011/05/29/credit-where-credit-is-due/#comment-10241

I'm sure contributions would be welcome.

From JoNova blog c19 May.

Perhaps there is enough food being grown, maybe it is being put to the wrong use: Here is Jo's comment:

First do no harm?

Speaking of starvation, while nearly half a million people die from a lack of food each year, some 6.5% of the worlds grains, and 8% of the vegetable oils are now fed to cars instead of people. Arguably action against climate change is a net killer, and we’d save people by doing nothing at all to stop carbon dioxide emissions.

Breaking news: Tuesday 31 May 1700hrs. Chris Huhne's electoral expenses to be checked! Maybe he overheated them.

Here's a summary of last night's episode of "All Watched Over by Machines of Love and Grace":

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/may/29/adam-curtis-ecosystems-tansley-smuts

And I'm told that "Lord" Stern was also on Radio 4, ramping up the alarmism.

Radio 4 is pulling out all the stops this morning re climate change. More Oxfam predictions about food prices due to climate change at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13597657. Richard Black in full flow about not meeting emissions targets. "Global carbon emissions reach record, says IEA" at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13595174. It's all aimed at the climate meeting in Bonn next week.

I too watched "All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace". "Limits to Growth" and all those nonsense predictions based on faulty computer models.