Yearly Archives: 2017

World Parliament Now

There’s a conference in India this week: “Building the World Parliament 2017”. Should we work towards some kind of global democracy, and if so is this the right approach? http://www.metafilter.com/170408/World-Parliament

Change the government on Thursday

Together we can change the government and change the direction of our country on June 8th. Invite friends, family and everyone you know here: http://www.progressivealliance.org.uk/vote-smart-on-june-8th Let’s change the government

UK General Election 2017

We have an opportunity to take the country in a more progressive direction than the established powers would like. Let’s use it! There are a large number of groups working toward a similar aim, and the following is a collection of links to the ones I’m currently aware of. #GE2017 #ProgressiveAlliance #CampaignTogether Progressive Alliance (toward… Read More »

New year thoughts

I have been trying to find positive ways to respond to recent world events, including electoral victories for the forces of division, hate and corporate greed. We humans seem to have a built-in imperative to protect ourselves and our own kind, and that selfishness unfortunately appears to be the main factor driving the move backwards… Read More »