Mar 2Would you buy a plot of land on the Moon?It’s a crazy idea, but some believe it could save the world. Here’s why. Most people live in poverty. In fact, eight out of ten people on the planet live on less than $30 a day. Whilst global poverty has decreased significantly in recent decades, it’s still an issue that…Space Exploration3 min readSpace Exploration3 min read
Published in Weeknotes 2021·Dec 2, 2021Weeknotes 2021 — week 48In the month since I last wrote one of these a lot has happened. Joe Biden had a nap, Boris Johnson went to Peppa Pig World, and Richard Madeley became unwell after sliding head first into a sewer of fish guts and offal. All in all, a great showcase for…Climate Change4 min readClimate Change4 min read
Published in Weeknotes 2021·Nov 12, 2021Weeknotes — week 45This week’s notes are a homage to my missing cat A major distraction this week has been the disappearance of my cat, Marlon. The little tyke popped out last Wednesday to catch some mice and never came back. At one point I thought I might snap in a John Wick-style…Tech 4 Good4 min readTech 4 Good4 min read
Published in Weeknotes 2021·Nov 5, 2021Weeknotes 2021 -week 44This week I’m talking about the extractive vs. regenerative economy — This week I want to talk about the extractive vs. regenerative economy (via the medium of charts and memes). It’s been a month since I last provided an update, but hopefully this is a useful overview of some of the thinking I’ve been doing during that time. The extractive economy It seems pretty…Metaverse8 min readMetaverse8 min read
Published in Weeknotes 2021·Oct 7, 2021Weeknotes 2021 — week 40This week I met someone from Star Wars… It is a period of intense unrest. The Chancellor of the Galactic Empire, Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, wielded his axe yet again this week to cut back Universal Credit and the furlough scheme. Apparently necessary steps to teleport us all into…Star Wars4 min readStar Wars4 min read
Published in Weeknotes 2021·Sep 23, 2021Weeknotes 2021 — week 38This week I’m keeping it sensible. I’m always surprised but grateful that people read and respond to these, particularly as in my last notes I started rambling about Mayor McCheese and OKRs. I was worried I had done a Fonzie… So this week I’m doing a Jane Austen instead…Community Tech4 min readCommunity Tech4 min read
Published in Weeknotes 2021·Sep 10, 2021Weeknotes 2021 — week 36This week I’m loving it. A lot has happened since I last wrote a weeknote. We passed £100m invested to support communities across the country. And if you want to know what impact that’s had, we also transferred six years of research over to the Institute for Community Studies. Also…Lukacs5 min readLukacs5 min read
Published in Weeknotes 2021·Aug 12, 2021Weeknotes 2021 — week 32This week’s notes make for sobering reading… — Sometimes it feels like we’re trudging along the Road, feet shuffling through a thick layer of ash, towards the ponderous counterspectacle of things ceasing to be. The sweeping waste, hydroptic and coldly secular. The crushing black vacuum of the universe, leaning in towards us. The end. But perhaps I’m being…Cormac Mccarthy5 min readCormac Mccarthy5 min read
Published in Weeknotes 2021·Jul 29, 2021Weeknotes 2021 — week 30This week’s notes are a must for the Phil Collins fan out there So the Olympics have finally started, and it’s great to get reacquainted with many sports I only seem to watch once every four years. Obviously dressage is always a highlight, though sadly no Phil Collins soundtrack this…Phil Collins4 min readPhil Collins4 min read
Published in Weeknotes 2021·Jul 23, 2021Weeknotes 2021-week 29This week I’ve been looking for freedom What is freedom? This is the question asked by philosophers through the ages — Arendt, Rousseau, Marx. I wonder what they would have made of the so-called Freedom Day on Monday: People of Britain unite, you have nothing to lose but your chains…and…Freedom5 min readFreedom5 min read
