Economic & political posts - page 2
31 December 2010
Breathe The Air, Relax And Just Be
What have I learnt through my attempts to understand the matrix that we call life, if anything? What have I learnt by seeking to comprehend ideas that are beyond the wit of man and certain beyond my ken like the origin of species, creation, time, ma...
Read more06 September 2010
A Big Shout Out To Small Business Owners
We, the small business owners and micro-entrepreneurs, are the forgotten, ignored and trodden upon solid foundation of the British, American and every other economy in the world. We employ most of the employed people and generate much of the new, gr...
Read more08 August 2010
Electoral Systems For The UK (Part 1)
I was roundly castigated for being a political ignoramus with my first look at electoral reform, which was probably sound. However, far from being deterred, I still want to continue to try and understand the debate in spite of the heckling, and see...
Read more03 July 2010
I Just Don't Get Ocado Business Model?
I am fascinated by Ocado and its upcoming flotation. Why you might ask? Well, it is because Steenbergs is having a go at becoming an online retailer, but obviously on a micro, mini scale compared to Ocado. But also, I just don't understand their b...
Read more15 May 2010
Is There An Easier Way To Save The Planet?
I worry about the planet. I worry about poverty. I worry about freedom. I want the world to be a better place, and I want the planet to be fit healthy and beautiful for my children when they grow up and for their children and so on for many thousa...
Read more06 May 2010
I Just Don't Get Proportional Representation
As we're potentially heading for a hung parliament or a very closely matched parliament, I wanted in my mind to consider the idea of proportional representation as it is something that's going to be on the table in any post-election discussions that...
Read more25 April 2010
Main UK Political Parties On Climate Change And Global Warming
There is a general political consensus that climate change is the number one environmental issue and there seems to be general agreement on how to address the problem, now that arch global warming skeptics like Boris Johnson and Nigel Lawson in the C...
Read more20 April 2010
Fairtrade Flowers And The Volcano
One of the consequences of the volcanic ash is that food and flowers from the developing world is not being flown in. Now I don't buy vegetables out of season nor do I buy flowers out of season, but I worry about the impact this flying ban is having...
Read more13 April 2010
Environmental Policies from Key Parties - Part 1
I have purposely started by reviewing key environmental areas and international development other than climate change first, as they are just as (if not more) important than global warming. In particular, I have looked at the following key areas - w...
Read more07 April 2010
First Impressions On UK Political Parties From Green Agenda
As promised, I have started the process of looking at the main political parties from the perspective of the environment and international development. I think I may have bitten off a bit more than I had expected with this, but I will continue. Yes...
Read more21 March 2010
Review of Green Ideas in General Election
The UK's General Election will be held soon - the weight of money is for it to coincide with the Council elections slated for 6 May 2010 but these could probably be shifted to coincide with a later General Election which must be latest of 3 June 2010...
Read more30 January 2010
Reflections On Le Credit Crunch
I think I am now pretty much up to looking back on 2007 - 2009, and thinking about 2010 and forwards. Le credit crunch and le recession have been a roller coaster, like surfing a bad set of hairy, tumbling roiling waves, but it's been a truly cathar...
Read more21 December 2009
UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen
The UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen is the perfect example for the phrase "a damp squib". Squibs are small explosives that are used for special effects and in the past for clearing away coal in the mines when they were sold as "Miners' Sa...
Read more13 December 2009
Water, Water Everywhere And Not A Drop To Drink
As world leaders take themselves very seriously and think themselves very powerful as they negotiate their climate change treaties in Copenhagen, while they drive their big limos and they fly in from around the globe, I have been thinking about water...
Read more17 November 2009
Keep Governments Out Of Saving The World
One of the areas of society that is exercising my thoughts at present is how societies organise themselves, are governed and whether we (as citizens) are actually free ... or just whether we are being told that we are free, but in reality are all jus...
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