Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.com In the Wizard of Oz, a satire of the 1930’s Great American Plains dustbowl disaster, Dorothy is swept away from Kansas to the wonderful Emerald City. The Emerald City represents New York City an escape from the nightmare. In the fairy tale Dorothy’s homesick wish is to go home … Continue reading Wheat fantasies – Here we go Again…..
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“War is over… if you want it” – John Lennon
Photo by Kostiantyn Stupak on Pexels.com ‘War is over… if you want it’. John Lennon "War is a failure of diplomacy". John Dingell "War is always a failure. It means that we have failed in diplomacy and we’ve failed in talking to one another". Martin Firrell. This is a blog on economics, but the current … Continue reading “War is over… if you want it” – John Lennon
Lets Celebrate Rising Fossil Fuel Prices
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Why is everyone worrying about the cost of oil and gas going up? This has to be the best thing for the long term future of the planet and the next generation. It should be a cause for the green, progressive and environmentally minded to celebrate. It should be the … Continue reading Lets Celebrate Rising Fossil Fuel Prices
Inflation is out of Pandora’s box
Photo by Tobias Bju00f8rkli on Pexels.com ‘We wait until Pandora’s Box is opened before we say “Wow, maybe we should understand what’s in that box.” This is the story of humans on every problem.’ Quote by Peter Singer. Inflation is out of the box and the real danger is that in can’t be controlled and … Continue reading Inflation is out of Pandora’s box
Why is the UK building more nuclear plants?
Photo by Johannes Plenio on Pexels.com In a time of climate crisis, why is the UK building more nuclear power plants and not focusing on building Renewable plants instead? This is going against the trend in Europe to phase out nuclear power stations. 20% of electricity is still generated by nuclear reactors in the … Continue reading Why is the UK building more nuclear plants?
Voting Green in the UK Should Count
Photo by Luis del Ru00edo on Pexels.com The UK has just one Green Party MP out of 650 MPs, this compares to Germany who have 67 Green representatives out of 709 seats in the Budestag. When you tell someone in the UK that you are thinking of voting Green, the standard response is ‘it’s a … Continue reading Voting Green in the UK Should Count
‘Seaspiracy’ – Any fish left for the next generation?
Photo by Harrison Haines on Pexels.com ‘Seaspiracy’ (Netflix) a must watch powerful documentary by Director Ali Tabrizi. It predicts dead oceans by 2048, if commercial fishing continues at its current rates, and that humankind can not live on a planet with dead oceans. The vital link between humanity, the planet and economics is highlighted throughout … Continue reading ‘Seaspiracy’ – Any fish left for the next generation?
Coronavirus – valuing Living Standards more than traditional Economics
Overnight, years of pursuing economic growth measured by GDP at the expense of non monetary values such as: social conditions, the cost to the environment and other living measures have been jettisoned after the coronavirus hit the UK. Behaviour has changed for the collective good. There is shame in selfish behaviour and greed such as … Continue reading Coronavirus – valuing Living Standards more than traditional Economics
Time for Australia to Change Economic Strategy
Climate Change has hit Australia directly through the fires, now its time for Australia to move to a sustainable low emission economy that is not reliant on fossil fuels. The focus of the change should be reflected from moving away from GDP to a more sustainable measurement such as Living Standards or GPI
The Time to Transform UK Steel?
UK steel has been struggling for years, often in the headlines for all the wrong reasons: financial distress, change of ownership, job redundancies and plant closures. This is an industry that in 1971 employed 320,000 but now employs just 15,000. The problems of the UK steel market are often blamed on competition from the Chinese, … Continue reading The Time to Transform UK Steel?
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