On Monday, February 7, two hours before dawn, a very powerful earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria. Fortunately, the international rescue services rushed to…
System renewal. Challenging established notions. Reimagining our societies.
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Once again, the media are scaring homeowners with the prospect of falling house prices this spring. I was expecting house prices to fall similarly back…
i have been in conversation with a web robot…. James: Do you possess a sense of humour? Bot: As an artificial intelligence, I don’t experience…
It’s a commonplace to say now that the government got it all wrong when it tried to demonise strikes and strikers – that the public…
I joined the Liberal Party as a student journalist in 1979, immediately after Margaret Thatcher’s election victory. I did so partly because Dermot Roaf –…
Odds are, you’ve never heard of biosolids. Most folks are not familiar with the term, which saddens me because biosolids are at the heart of…
The past year has been characterised by political chaos, a vicious war in Europe, broader geopolitical tensions with potential resurrection of protectionism, the threat of…
It is now nearly three years since I published my book Tickbox, a book about a peculiar and widespread fantasy – shared by those who…
I have been moved to write this blog by Harry and Meghan’s recent Netflix documentary. I must admit I haven’t actually watched any of it…
Dirty times for the three authoritarian regimes that currently govern these three old and great civilizations: Chinese, Russian and Persian. All three are being challenged…
Global trends in aid funding are becoming increasingly unreliable and media driven. It is therefore essential we secure more sustainable ways to fund our support…
In a recent New York Times column, Paul Krugman argues that the core elements of inflation are not only groceries and gasoline, but also housing. Indeed,…