tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.comments2023-07-15T13:28:32.979+01:00One World ColumnCharlotte Du Cannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216522431894543642noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-90698029075956501712013-07-12T14:12:16.804+01:002013-07-12T14:12:16.804+01:00Hi Rupert,
Just want you to know I established a l...Hi Rupert,<br />Just want you to know I established a link from our page "Productionism instead of Consumerism"<br />http://www.independencyproject.org/en/productionism-instead-of-consumerism.html<br /><br />I haven't even really red your whole article (pending) and there's a slight difference in terminology, but the thought the same.<br />But maybe you should know/are RRBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430030077819576739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-25070107327558893862013-04-30T13:38:29.794+01:002013-04-30T13:38:29.794+01:00I agree it's a debate that's been ongoing ...I agree it's a debate that's been ongoing for a while, but I'd add two things to what you've said.<br />1) Digital campaigning is simply a tool to broaden the reach of your campaign. To evaluate whether it has impact or not is to abnormally separate it from the other tools that should also be used to achieve your campaign aims. In some instances it may be appropriate to use only geecologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14042093417773085108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-18476426457508898602013-04-29T12:20:15.151+01:002013-04-29T12:20:15.151+01:00Thanks for this thoughtful post. I have often won...Thanks for this thoughtful post. I have often wondered whether these online click-to-send-an-email things end up being viewed rather like spam by the recipients.VivJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138515974908772675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-13558632043717227152013-04-13T23:17:05.698+01:002013-04-13T23:17:05.698+01:00Hi James, thanks for your comment. It was a very o...Hi James, thanks for your comment. It was a very odd feeling for me too - a really confusing time. Glad to say it didnt last very long though and I am feeling back to my usual bubbly happy self :) Fingers crossed I will be invited to do more writing. MariaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13618801418376965850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-5169921082835409732013-04-10T17:22:05.482+01:002013-04-10T17:22:05.482+01:00This was a surprising read Maria, as you've al...This was a surprising read Maria, as you've always come off as one of the most cheerful people that I know. It was an interesting post though and I hope you do do more blogs!<br />JamesJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236930829268030387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-56485308713928146012013-04-08T09:10:37.815+01:002013-04-08T09:10:37.815+01:00please pass on the message about Visions for Chang...please pass on the message about Visions for Change and encourage others to join too; the more people who get involved the more we can achieve together.judi bolahttp://www.indobookies.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-17574451004786875822013-01-01T16:50:42.216+00:002013-01-01T16:50:42.216+00:00cant be there with you tomorrow but strongly suppo...cant be there with you tomorrow but strongly support this action - well done. Investment in upgrading the line from Norwich to London would contribute £2.5 bn to East Anglian economy, but thats been rejected now by the govt. and little improvement seems likely in speed of link or quality of service in next few decades. So there is no good reason why commuters should subsidise rail stagnation...<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-70224052305897287502012-12-31T16:30:56.533+00:002012-12-31T16:30:56.533+00:00Correction; Of course the 2nd is a WEDNESDAY, not ...Correction; Of course the 2nd is a WEDNESDAY, not a Tuesday. Sorry for that error.Ruperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334135270533978426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-36089490735027998802012-12-31T16:29:49.101+00:002012-12-31T16:29:49.101+00:00Update: BBC TV and Radio should be there to cover ...Update: BBC TV and Radio should be there to cover it! :-)Ruperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334135270533978426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-69859348308888266072012-10-28T22:01:55.683+00:002012-10-28T22:01:55.683+00:00Thanks for my mini environment update - this subje...Thanks for my mini environment update - this subject so confused me with the back and forth debate. marianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-13949772012522944092012-10-01T10:36:42.745+01:002012-10-01T10:36:42.745+01:00Blimey, I bet climate-induced disaster and human t...Blimey, I bet climate-induced disaster and human tragedy are one long orgasm for you. Do you scare all the children you meet with tales of how we are all going to die?<br /><br />However, I also suspect you've been telling everyone we are on the edge of the precipice for the last 25 years. Yes? Thought so. But this time, it's real!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-88275327892025637292012-09-20T23:28:24.014+01:002012-09-20T23:28:24.014+01:00I worrty about this concern with populationh growt...I worrty about this concern with populationh growth because it obscures the real problems which are the control of food production and distribution by monopoly cartels, the global inequality between states and within states, the political aspects of immigration - its not about food and numbers but about who is able to consume and pollute with impunity - generally the better off in the West and pigreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099267567147112970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-58590603945949041142012-09-20T23:08:35.043+01:002012-09-20T23:08:35.043+01:00Malthus was hopelessly wrong - although very aware...Malthus was hopelessly wrong - although very aware for his time - since we are more than capable of feeding the world several times over thanks to massive advancements in 'technology'. We just don't. Big difference. The carrying capacity of the planet is potentially huge if we can get along with each other.<br /><br />Your comments about Malthus belie your excitement at a future Chuck Fadanoidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-5813348750140659732012-09-19T16:55:16.313+01:002012-09-19T16:55:16.313+01:00Thank you, Chuck, for your comment. What a lot of ...Thank you, Chuck, for your comment. What a lot of points you make!<br />I haven't any children so, if we're being personal, the ex-leader of the Greens and I balance out at 1.5 each - but I don't see that it's relevant. Let's have no special pleading from "America's most provocative satirist", since P.J.O'Rourke's country is an even bigger problem than Guest Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01984931791336634489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-53854137078258987032012-09-17T23:59:31.913+01:002012-09-17T23:59:31.913+01:00Unfortunately, the ex-leader of the Green Party ha...Unfortunately, the ex-leader of the Green Party had three offspring.<br /><br />P.J. o'Rourke had it about right when he said "way too much of you,just about enough of me"<br /><br />Your Malthusian pessimism excites green types but I was very surprised by something I read in the First Report of the House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs. It was in Ch 2:<br /><br /> Chuck Fadanoidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-22928111323101709342012-09-10T17:52:08.976+01:002012-09-10T17:52:08.976+01:00Shocking. Better write more internet pieces.
Shocking. Better write more internet pieces.<br /><br />Man in the Streetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-68755055715398773132012-09-10T11:38:16.294+01:002012-09-10T11:38:16.294+01:00In July, The Scientific American printed a piece b...In July, The Scientific American printed a piece by David Biello citing an article in the on-line journal Nature Climate Change which found that satellite and ground surveys do now indicate that Himalayan glaciers are shrinking, which is bad news in the long term for those in China, Nepal,India, and much of south east Asia who rely on water from the major rivers (eg Ganges, Mekong, Yangtze) that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-82979367837505564912012-08-26T23:24:09.595+01:002012-08-26T23:24:09.595+01:00What this illustrates is a complete and utter fail...What this illustrates is a complete and utter failure of local democracy. Thick councillors spouting what they are told to spout, failing to look at the evidence laid before them. Council jobsworth dictating to councillors how to vote.<br /><br />If local councils are simply going to rubber-stamp what is placed before them, what is the purpose of a local planning committee?<br /><br />It is localAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-84397295106253053162012-07-08T10:18:01.281+01:002012-07-08T10:18:01.281+01:00I love the Lake District and have campaigned for m...I love the Lake District and have campaigned for most of my life against its irradiation. A shame then that this useful article on a subject heartfelt by me is marred by the irrelevant and rather-offensive remarks about the Syrian uprising, at its start. <br />Luckily, however, help is at hand. I also received this morning the following email, signed by...M.Finn:<br /><br />"It is time againRuperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334135270533978426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-34497821089889829142012-07-03T17:34:02.612+01:002012-07-03T17:34:02.612+01:00This is the same MP who when faced with challengen...This is the same MP who when faced with challengening local community campaigns (www.snubcampaign.org) runs a mile. I met her at a local event where she spoke about how to run camapaigns and get MP's on side. She promised to call me and never did. Phew.<br /><br />Stephen HeardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-58345543291277737932012-06-05T16:20:05.861+01:002012-06-05T16:20:05.861+01:00I agree with Anonymous about the importance of pr...I agree with Anonymous about the importance of productive infrastructure for supporting sustainable development. We need 'soft' infrastructure such as education and skills training (ie investment in people) as well as hard infrastructure at an appropriate scale such as broadband and micro-energy generation. My blog deliberately focused on major hard infrastructure such as maor roads, Denise Carlonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-63545266097028644612012-06-02T17:02:49.614+01:002012-06-02T17:02:49.614+01:00Much of the criticism is well placed, although I d...Much of the criticism is well placed, although I do in fact support the dualling of the remaining dangerous and congested section of the A11 and believe that there should be improvements to the A47. But there also needs to be more emphasis on alternative investment, not only on basic welfare and related services, but on regional and local economic development of a green and sustainable kind. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-65036709084024568742012-05-31T21:51:33.848+01:002012-05-31T21:51:33.848+01:00I'm actually keeping the 'Your Norfolk Sou...I'm actually keeping the 'Your Norfolk Souvenir Edition'; it's the most hilarious and depressing piece of junk mail I've ever come across.<br /><br />Vive la République!<br /><br />PS - I don't think the EDP would have published your column ;). Keep up the writing, it's appreciated.Junk Busterhttp://www.blogs.stopjunkmail.org.uk/diarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-9764457493953234962012-05-29T05:01:53.082+01:002012-05-29T05:01:53.082+01:00Brilliant post. And it all sounds so familiar here...Brilliant post. And it all sounds so familiar here in Greece. Worshipping national symbols of a glorious past (how glorious for the ordinary Greek in the agora?) accompany an unquestioning attitude towards the present. I suppose our modern royal families have been the big clans, the Papandreous, the Karamanlises, the Mitstotakises, who now, under pressure from the cracks in the system, local andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840737586274446396.post-38372452423536761072012-05-28T14:50:06.991+01:002012-05-28T14:50:06.991+01:00Nice one Trevor! we might also remember, as the ca...Nice one Trevor! we might also remember, as the candidates for the archaic position of Archbishop of Canterbury jockery for position, and their supporters in the various camps of the church lobby for their favourites, that for all the rhetoric about the division of powers in 'modern' Britain (checks and balances you know) the Queen is not just Head of State but also Head of the Church, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com