“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.“Upton Sinclair This is a deliberately short…
System renewal. Challenging established notions. Reimagining our societies.
System renewal. Challenging established notions. Reimagining our societies.
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George Monbiot in the Guardian on Friday suggested a frightening prospect about the food inflation we are currently experiencing. He says the problem has been…
This topic is one at the core of discussions around development and regeneration. In the Queen’s Speech last week, you could see attempts to address…
The Financial Services and Markets Bill, announced in the Queen’s Speech is expected to deliver the government’s ‘Future Regulatory Framework‘, which proposes fundamental changes to…
In ancient Mesopotamia, it was called a jubilee. When debts at interest grew too high to be repaid, the slate was wiped clean. Debts were…
The recent Guardian editorial about the looming energy cost crisis is correct to put centre stage a massive home energy efficiency programme to both cut…
The Ukraine crisis has made energy security a priority, especially in respect to Europe’s reliance on Russian fossil fuels; at a time when governments are…
In a recent piece, I wrote about ‘Global Transition: From growth to de-growth and top-down to bottom-up‘ I explained the process in which top-down organisations are…
In the Sunday Telegraph, a few weeks back, the money saving expert’ Martin Lewis warned that “When people can’t afford food, they get angry –…
This article first appeared in CEO World Magazine Disney’s no doubt well-intentioned “Reimagine Tomorrow” campaign has backfired. Why? “We are excited to introduce Reimagine Tomorrow,…
We have a problem. There are currently two fundamentally different understandings of the word “degrowth”. Jason Hickel’s view is that “Degrowth is a planned reduction of…
Tim Morgan’s latest piece is worth reading, but I wonder whether his perception is seen generally. The opening paragraphs introduce his idea: A new ‘heavenly body’…