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We need a grass roots response to Brexit
I saw there is a petition out calling for a rerun of the Brexit vote. I have also seen lots of anger at racism and UKIP. I don’t think any of this is useful. I think our response to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Brexit, inequality, middle class, poverty, Shrewsbury, UKIP, Waitrose
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No such thing as a bad question? How about the EU referendum?
There’s this thing where people say: “There’s no such thing as a bad question.” Well there is such a thing as a bad question, and the EU referendum, giving a simplistic choice between “In” or “Out”, is a bad question. … Continue reading
The Energy Dream is not enough
I have watched a few videos recently where Bill Gates talks of a forthcoming revolution in energy technology. I don’t want to do him an injustice but he gives the impression that he thinks this energy revolution will “save the … Continue reading
The Bustard’s Third Rule – kids v nukes
The Bustard’s Third Rule on climate policy is that it takes less time to raise a child than to build a nuclear power plant. Here is some good evidence: http://qz.com/681753/the-united-states-newest-nuclear-power-plant-has-taken-43-years-to-build/ The implication of this is that if we want to … Continue reading
Diversity – everywhere except in the most important place
Resilience needs diversity: diversity means that if one bit of a system goes wrong, other bits, unaffected, can carry on and make up for local failure. Creativity needs diversity, too: as in the case of evolution, you need to try … Continue reading
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Tagged belief economics, biodiversity, boom and bust, diversity, education, resilience, schooling
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