School Strike – breakthrough, or what?
15,000 in 60 cities world-wide. How many hundreds on Leeds Town Hall steps? Surely they must listen now? So why did I come away profoundly depressed? Because, like Greta Thunberg, […]
Should I appeal to Greta Thunberg instead?
Did my blog last week receive more hits than usual because it featured people rather than ideas? I have a postal address for David Attenborough, but would approaching Greta make […]
Monbiot, Attenborough, and Greta Thunberg
I have just read an article by George Monbiot dismissing the Tragedy of the Commons because it is used to justify privatization. He has been misled by this specious […]
XR conference last week – a slightly dissident view
Many found it inspiring, and I understand why, but my worst fears were confirmed. Why did the (extremely competent) facilitator of a group block all my contributions? After I withdrew […]
XR – and David Attenborough
Early blog. I shall be at the London XR weekend when I usually post blogs. In the Guardian on 7th November, George Monbiot said:: “David Attenborough has betrayed the […]
More Universal Credit woes: Amelia, do something!
Yet another chapter in the dreadful UC saga, but what distresses me most is the failure of Greens to mention the basic income. Benefit sanctions should have been out of […]
Might the neoliberals save us from eco-doom?
I start 2019 with an outrageous prediction. It frightens me, but less so than the future if it does not happen. My clairvoyant record is mixed. I saw the 2017 […]
