Our current dystopian reality

Glitzy shop window displaying 3-digits priced fashion and gifts, an inadequately-dressed young woman curled on cardboard in front of it, her sole bag of possessions as a pillow. The momentary excitement on a child's face, as it rips open packaging to reveal a £35-priced Disney doll, produced by weary hands paid £0.01 for the work. …

Motivations and migrations.

It's been two months since I passed through the immigration counters of Changi Airport in Singapore, with the intention of not being back in a while. I had hoped to write this then, but the travelling and learning I was embarking on at that point were distracting me from settling and distilling some coherent thoughts. …

To ‘protect’ our planet earth, we need to pursue degrowth

We've just celebrated Earth Day not long ago, and while it's a good time to share a pretty picture and an inspiring message, it's also a good time to think about what we (as a collective human race) are doing about one of the biggest challenges of our age - declining biodiversity and planet health. …