MORE THAN AN ANTHROPOLOGIST
Once upon a time, there were simple hunter gatherers who survived day-to-day. Then someone invented agriculture and humans became farmers. Farming allowed humans to become sedentary, store grains and accumulate a surplus. This enabled humans to urbanise, build cities and create states. Civilisation was born. Rulers were also born to protect this social evolution of … Continue reading Living with our (pre) histories
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-7BQlJKJ_U The UK retail market in groceries was over 200 billion in 2020. Of that over 96% of groceries were delivered by supermarkets of somekind. Of that around 7.5% was fresh food, whilst just over half of the food consumed in the UK is locally produced (fresh and non-fresh). On the other hand there is … Continue reading Biome Trade or Onka’s Big Moka
Over a quarter of a BILLION people are taking part in the Worker and Peasant Strike in India. That’s almost 3.5% of the world's human population, the number often quoted (albeit problematic) by XR needed for #systemchange. What has this got to do with the UK? If you want to keep up to date with … Continue reading The Mazdoor-Kisan-Strike in India and what we can learn in the UK
Part 2 – Notes For An Agricultural Revolution component of a Green New Deal. The UK does not have its Green Industrial Revolution or Green New Deal. At least not yet. The UK does not have a leftwing, progressive, green or labour government. At least not yet. What the UK does have right now is … Continue reading What’s Next for The UK Left – 2
A tweet from the #ORFC conference I am following on twitter. https://twitter.com/ORFC/status/1215286045232848898?s=20 My rapid reponse: I agree but there is a dimension that would need addressing if such a scenario were to be part of any blanket policy. This is the question of how and where you locate 'britishness' or 'culturalness' as property and territorial … Continue reading On Jackfruits and Halloumi
