Society
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No More Dirty Gold
Gold. For as long as history records, people have driven themselves to deprivation and even death – and, not uncommonly,…
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The Looming Food Crisis and the ‘Food 2030’ Report
It can’t go on like this…. Not long ago I was standing in a bookshop, minding my own business, when…
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Consumer Hell
How do we break a system which now permeates every aspect of our lives? by George Monbiot: journalist, author, academic…
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Move Your Money
I want to wish all our readers a very happy new year. May the next year, the next decade, become…
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Serco – the “Biggest Company You’ve Never Heard Of”
One of our readers provided a link to the following video in a recent comment. I thought it was worth…
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Letters from Sri Lanka – Sarvodaya Builds Community and National Resilience, Part II
Part V of a series – If you haven’t already, please read Part I, Part II, Part III and Part…
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Money Well Spent?
This clip was made about a year ago. From a quick scan on the internet, the figures seem roughly on…
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Amazing Speech by War Veteran
I see a world ripe and ready, even braced, for change. This gem of a speech by a soldier confessing…
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The Price of ‘Development’ in China
Christmas is supposed to be a time where we give some thought to people less fortunate. It is also a…
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Pinky’s Scary School Nightmare – and Deschooling Society
From looking at site stats, I see that significant numbers of people have read my recent ‘Carbon Trading – and…
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The Tricks of the Human Mind
When studying the human mind, one of the most fascinating – and at times startling – insights is that there…
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Letters from Sri Lanka – Sarvodaya Builds Community and National Resilience
Part IV of a series – If you haven’t already, please read Part I, Part II and Part III before…
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