Mend – Who made your bag

Invisible Children, a US charity that started out helping child soldiers in Uganda and pretty much defines how to raise money Web 2.0 style, has another brilliant video up on its site. It’s a preview of a new Fairtrade-style clothing and apparel range called Mend. An impressive venture in its own right – for some reason ethically sourced clothes are still hard to find these days – it’s worth checking out just for the video.

A Welfare State for Landlords

Really interesting article on the long term effects and cost to the tax payer of selling off council property and freeing up the rental market: A Welfare State for Landlords: Who Benefits? | HumanRights TV.

Basically, over two decades, we’ve spent a fortune, made loads of people homeless and created a nice channel for public money to be siphoned off overseas.