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Save the planet: laugh at a Porsche.
Chris Rose’s book “What Makes People Tick” describes the worlds and values of three kinds of people: Settlers, Prospectors and Pioneers. Settlers are conservative people who don’t like change and want security; prospectors are get up and go achievers who … Continue reading
Prospector sports
Having read Chris Rose’s “What Makes People Tick” I now understand better something I found at Normafa, one of the thickly wooded, hilly spots overlooking Budapest. A big sign has gone up advertising the Mountain Sports Centre. The sign lists … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, society, politics and economics
Tagged black woodpecker, Normafa, prospectors, segway
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Bringing the Med to Shropshire
One neat way of cutting down on travel cost and the associate environmental problems is being demonstrated today in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. An itinerant Mediterranean market is visiting, as it does twice a year. The rest of the year they tour … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change policy
Tagged belief economics, climate change policy, market, Shrewsbury, Uzes
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Car confusion – cynical Jaguar
At Manchester airport recently – where you pick up your luggage – there was a screen showing an advert for an new Jaguar. It went: and There is a new villain in town. So this ad is designed to … Continue reading