The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff: review (part one)
Brian Davey writes that Zuboff's book makes the internet of things seem "like living in an automated psychiatric ward in which it is not...
Speed and localism
"If we are to mitigate catastrophic climate change and also reverse the catastrophically increasing chasm between rich and poor, first, we must reclaim the...
Podcast: partnership-based organisation
In this podcast we hear from people working on applying the cybernetician Stafford Beer’s Viable Systems Model in different domains, in order to help...
Extinction Rebellion: rallies around Ireland and elsewhere on Saturday November 17
If you are fearful, if you are frustrated, seize this opportunity to get climate action on the political agenda. Samedi 17 november 2018 at...
The good life or the ballot? Both you say? I say the good life...
We have reached a pivotal moment. I think we can be certain that governments and other powers, such as corporations and their promotional arms,...
Well-being in Scotland
Scotland’s National Performance Framework (NPF) was launched in 2007 and refreshed in 2011, 2016 and most recently in 2018. The National Performance Framework (NPF)...
Well-being in Wales
The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 defines Sustainable Development in Wales as: “The process of improving the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being...
Islands in the Flood
Patrick Noble argues that we should make the best of the remaining time we have before collapse occurs "to build islands of a real...
The Case for Degrowth: Review
""The Case for Degrowth" is a well written book, but my feeling is that it is already being overtaken by events on the ground",...
Reflections on the Compassion in World Farming conference, October 6-7 2017
I Love Vegetables.
Arriving mid evening from London to my companion’s sister near Hertford was a comforting experience. A welcome of real food, prepared by...
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