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Category: consumerism

By Jeremy Williams Posted on July 17, 2023

How many toys do children need?

Many a parent has stood in the doorway of a child’s bedroom and wondered how it came to this. Toys spilling from boxes, drawers. Components of this mixed with elements … Continue reading How many toys do children need?

Categories: consumerism, Parenting
By Jeremy Williams Posted on July 11, 2023

What sustainable electronics might look like

I often listen to podcasts while I’m walking down to my town centre workspace, or when out and about on errands. Although I’m careful with them and I try to … Continue reading What sustainable electronics might look like

Categories: consumerism
By Jeremy Williams Posted on June 27, 2023June 27, 2023

Are we normalising plastic pollution in the name of children’s creativity?

Catherine Masterman considers the plastic habits of children’s craft. As a mum of two girls, my house has been bombarded over the years by single use plastic in the name … Continue reading Are we normalising plastic pollution in the name of children’s creativity?

Categories: consumerism, ParentingTags: waste
By Jeremy Williams Posted on May 30, 2023May 26, 2023

Talk: Faith in fashion

Tim Cooper, Emeritus Professor of Sustainable Design and Consumption at Nottingham Trent University, discussed sustainable fashion in this talk for Green Christian. Fashion is an industry with stark ethical questions … Continue reading Talk: Faith in fashion

Categories: consumerism, EventsTags: talks
By Jeremy Williams Posted on April 11, 2023April 3, 2023

Life is not useful

“What does that mean?” my daughter asked when she saw me reading Ailton Krenak’s book, titled ‘Life is not useful.’ It’s a striking phrase from an unusual author. Ailton Krenak … Continue reading Life is not useful

Categories: books, consumerism
By Jeremy Williams Posted on March 21, 2023March 20, 2023

How I quit consumerism (and rediscovered God)

Strahan Coleman on consumerism and the simplicity of beholding. Strahan writes Commoners Communion, and is the author of the new book Beholding. I’ve been chronically sick for years, a decade actually, and … Continue reading How I quit consumerism (and rediscovered God)

Categories: Articles, consumerism, theology
By Jeremy Williams Posted on March 2, 2023

A fashion for degrowth

Politicians are reliably and passionately in favour of economic growth, whichever party they come from. Few in politics dare to whisper its name, but there are more radical economists and … Continue reading A fashion for degrowth

Categories: consumerismTags: fashion
By Jeremy Williams Posted on November 15, 2022November 9, 2022

Why second-hand is still not first choice

Catherine Masterman considers secondhand goods and what holds them back as a wider solution to consumer excess. Question: In what high street shop can you spend five minutes and £25 … Continue reading Why second-hand is still not first choice

Categories: consumerism

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