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Waterford

Posted on January 3, 2016 by James Atkins

The Bustard has discovered, while exploring an attic, the manuscript of Ronald Stone’s 2096 novella, Waterford. Given its relevance to environmental matters, the work has now been published and is available on Amazon in e-book format. All sales proceeds in … Continue reading →

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Waterford

Posted on January 3, 2016 by James Atkins

Waterford is a novel about a man’s obsessive quest for environmental justice – at any cost. Spanning the 21st century, it recounts the life of George Waterford – eco-rebel, general, judge, senator and gardener, as he grapples with his anger at … Continue reading →

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Dealing with special ones

Posted on December 26, 2015 by James Atkins

The Bustard has been busy with real work and novel writing, hence its absence. Now right back to climate policy. The special one, Jose Mourinho, is no longer so special, and his second stint at Chelsea came to a sorry … Continue reading →

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Mapping political arguments about the refugee crisis

Posted on October 5, 2015 by James Atkins

I have spent time this summer helping refugees in Budapest and also got engaged in discussions with people about “what to do about the refugee problem”. In the press and on Facebook I came across many claims intended to support … Continue reading →

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How many refugees should each country take

Posted on August 23, 2015 by James Atkins

How do you work out how many refugees each country should take? I thought of four main things which are relevant: –          Ability to afford – the richer a country is, the less pain caused by admitting refugees –          Population … Continue reading →

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