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Rachel Reeves and her Pursuit of Mystical Economic Growth
Voodoo economics is bad enough, but this voodoo economic growth…
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A short and concise history of a controversial idea
"Economic growth is the number one mission of this government"- Rachel Reeves
But, dear Chancellor,
What's the Narrative, What's the Philosophy, and what's the Story?
Growth for What and Growth for What Purpose?
‘Society is about human flourishing, not just economic growth.’
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Travel as Therapy in these Challenging Times
California dreaming...Big Sur's coastline
Big Sur...Where Heaven and Earth Meet
Big Sur...Where Sea and Mountains Kiss
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"Paradise or no paradise, I have the very definite impression that the people of this vicinity are striving to live up to the grandeur and nobility which is such an integral part of the setting. They behave as if it were a privilege to live here, as if it were by an act of grace they found themselves here. The place itself is so overwhelmingly bigger, greater, than anyone could hope to make it that it engenders a humility and reverence not frequently met with in Americans. There is nothing to improve on in the surroundings, the tendency is to set about improving oneself."-Henry Miller
Not long ago, a few years back, I wrote a Blog on The Healing Power of Travel and Wanderlust. Today, reading through the pages of my Sunday Paper, I felt sad and confused, so much news coverage on all the horrible things going on in the world.
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First published in 2018
William Morris is a Prophet of our Time
A Reflection on William Morris’ Message of Hope and Urgency
At the time when there is a full-frontal assault on beauty,dignity, simplicity, arts and crafts, truth and justice, contentment and inner peace, when those with the lowest moral compass are chosen to be ‘leaders’, when plundering, exploitation, devaluation and denigration of Mother Nature and the destruction of our Mother Earth is celebrated and seemingly rewarded, all to satisfy the lust for money, I want to share a personal and rewarding story of healing with you, an inspiring journey of self-discovery, seeing life differently to what is promoted by the "Moneyed men" social media barons and their likes. We must never forget that, at a time when everything is becoming more digitalised, soul-less and meaningless, it’s fundamentally vital and significant to remember that arts and crafts matter, beauty and dignity matter, handmade things matter, sustainability matter, and campaigning, activism, championing beauty matter.
‘He towers greater and greater above the horizon beneath which his best advertised contemporaries have disappeared.’-George Bernard Shaw
‘a master of all exquisite design and of all spiritual vision’-Oscar Wilde
William Morris and His Legacy: The Virtues of Simplicity and Valuing Beauty
N.B. This journey of discovery is in two parts. Part I, begins on a beautiful, warm and sunny day in 2016 when I visited the William Morris Gallery in Walthemastow, London. Part II is when I revisited the Gallery on a beautiful winter day on 19 January 2025.