I’ve written before about the monetary system, the implications of placing the economy far above the two other pillars of sustainable thinking, society and the environment. Reshaping our economic thinking, one fit for the complexity of our present challenges, is a huge opportunity. …

I like it immensely when my ingrained thoughts and ideas are challenged. I don’t shy away, and hope that it makes me a better, more open, person, able and willing to accept differences in others. I’ve read (devoured) the excellent book by Dougald Hine, At Work in the Ruins: Finding…

The space that I work within is highly complex and shifting constantly. Sustainability for me, is an all-emcompassing phrase that touches every aspect of humanity. My work requires I live in a space that is both a curse and a blessing. …

Been a weird start to the week. My wonderful cousin, Bob Goody, died — a poet, actor, comedian, husband, father and friend — a true gent. On the same day, I witnessed an old man killed by a construction truck. I currently feel a little haunted by this latter violent…

This post is a little different. It’s not often that an artist shoots an arrow of creativity deep into the soul, forever leaving its mark. This last week, I have been priviliged to have this happen to me. The artist in question, is a guy from my home town of…

I love the promise of a New Year — not the resolutions necessarily, they quickly disappear in February’s grey. The promise is a hope, a ‘putting to bed and waking to a new morning’ kind of hope. This year, after a trying few months and a mad move over Christmas…

The winter brings another transformation of the landscape, although one definitely out of kilter with my childhood norms. Instead of snow in the UK, there is rain. In Portugal, the cold is starting to get bitey; it is green and lush, a second spring soon to pass. The environment needs…

Cue lots of good tunes to dance along to, dirty cash has certainly given us some great cultural highlights. However, this post explores the overwhelming sense I’m feeling that, not only is the financial system utterly broken, but we desperately need to drag ourselves away from the notion that the…

Autumn can bring feelings of melancholy for some. The waning of the daylight and longer nights, nature starting its hibernation in colder climates, all leading to a sense of ending. Not for me though. I love the autumn colours, the bite of cold in the mornings and a return to…