Awakening to a new economics
Retrofit Balsall Heath (RBH) is a bold, resident-led movement reshaping our neighbourhood in Birmingham from the ground up. Born from grassroots determination and built on the combined deep local knowledge … Continue reading Retrofit Balsall Heath – Passionate Community powered retrofit!
The vast majority of us now accept that single use plastics are a bad thing. Most people will take a reusable cup for their morning takeaway coffee. So how long will it take for national and local government to realise that, if … Continue reading Retrofit First – an argument in favour of retaining the building that has been built
Described as, ‘an afternoon of shared ideas and community conversations about sustainable style. with insights from makers, thinkers, and change-makers’, on Sunday afternoon I was both inspired and entertained by … Continue reading Threads of Resilience at the Sustainable Fashion Forum
March 19, 2025 In a development that has left some long-time customers concerned, UK renewable energy provider Good Energy has been acquired by Esyasoft, a company based in Dubai with … Continue reading Good Energy – Takeover, or Makeover?
I have found it disheartening to see Rachel Reeves’ endorsement of a third Runway at Heathrow, on the basis that this will promote economic growth, and that because we need … Continue reading Growth is (always) Good?
Recently the Inside Climate News website has reported a corporate trend pushing ISDS (Investor-State Dispute Settlements) to their limits. Rather than sticking to their original goal of protecting businesses from … Continue reading Investor-State Dispute Settlements
Wednesday 20 November – 7pm – The Affluent and the Climate & Nature Crises: a focus for advocacy and hope with Ian Christie Ian Christie is a co-investigator at the … Continue reading Wednesday 20 November – 7pm – The Affluent and the Climate & Nature Crises: a focus for advocacy and hope with Ian Christie
Back in September I walked part of a route from Malvern to Telford as part of a Peace Pilgrimage protesting the SDSC-UK arms fair. The fair was moving from Malvern … Continue reading Finding Peace on Pilgrimage
Joy in Enough 