Putting all the unpleasant nonsense of Brexit, Johnson and Trump to one side we have seen Greta Thunberg inspire over 20 million...

My thanks to those subscribers who have responded to my request of last month. It would be good if we could get together much more...

So why are we talking about this in August 2019? After all the runner beans are now climbing and flowering in all their glory, the apple...

The more one thinks about it, the entire future of the planet depends on effective composting. For millions of years plant nutrients have...

We all need to talk about this! Greta Thunberg, David Attenborough and finally XR – blistering headlines, punchy interviews and major...

THE RIGHT TO SAY 'NO' The SANO party exists for two reasons: 1. to remedy the “democratic deficit” by giving voters an opportunity to say...

Everybody knows that we humans are making a mess of our Earth. Our economic system gives the wrong signals. Our Nation States...

By a strange set of happenings and circumstance during June 1992 I found myself editing, co-ordinating and finally publishing the...

DEMOCRACY – HOW CAN WE FIX IT? HANDMAIDEN OF THE RICH, CATALYST FOR CONSUMERISM AND CAMOUFLAGE FOR CORPORATE POWER... THE ANSWER JUST SAY...

The “Overton” window! This Christmas I learned something new! Thanks to a new pressure group –Extinction Rebellion or XR I learned about...

There's no doubt that the long winter nights before Christmas (the winter solstice) are a time for hot crumpets and deep reflection. As...

“Sustainable” sure is a mightly long word Politicians just love it – or that's what I've heard It's an easy quick way to seem quite...

As I look out of my breakfast window at the dolphins playing in the north sea off Craster my mind is boiling with frustration. Last night...

I first met John Seymour back in 1991 at a dinner party in London held by a mutual friend John Papworth. I was very much looking forward...

Soil - source of virtually all life and much more important than fossil fuel If I've said it once, I've said it twice Soil and shit are...

The first challenge for those searchiing after the "good life" is to decide just exactly what you want to do. Do you like animals and...

Some of my earliest memories are of fascination about how the world works. More than 60 years ago (!) I lay in my bed and looked at...

Sustainability and the consumer culture are in direct conflict. We are now locked into a set of behaviours based on fossil fuel and...

The War Against Greed 1. Finding the new roots of "Progress" It is time to leave the dark satanic mills behind us.   It is time to say...