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The Transitioners’ Digest (June)

This month our theme has been Transition and Politics. Here we digest into bite-sized pieces the month’s output to make it easier for you to find what interests you. We started with our editorial which asked “Is Transition political?”, whose conclusion could be summarised in the following paragraph:

Interview: Caroline Flint, Shadow Energy Minister

What would you say were the defining characteristics of Labour politics in relation to sustainability and climate change? The challenges of protecting our natural environment and dealing with a changing climate are immense. When it comes to government, actions speak louder than words – and Labour has a good record on

Our 10 Tips for Reinvigorating Local Democracy – in one place

Peter MacFadyen is a founder of Sustainable Frome (a Transition initiative) and Director of Frome’s new Renewable Energy Co-op. He has worked with Comic Relief for 20 years, and was part of a group of Independents who, as Independents for Frome, ran for the town council and got

Mike Thomas visits Powys networking day

I was really happy to go to the county network for Powys Transition and Low Carbon Communities Network launch event on 29 March and hear about some great projects and meet some keen Transitioners in Powys. Powys in Transition was successful in gaining funding from the National Lottery through the

Interview: Energy minister Greg Barker

The second in our short series of interviews with representatives of different political parties is Greg Barker, Minister of State at the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC). He is also Conservative MP for Bexhill and Battle. He has been very involved in the community energy field, and has

Power and Money in Transition

Nowhere is it quite so evident how the stories that perpetuate power and money dynamics affect people in our society than within the environs of our cities. After two weeks in rural Wales and Cumbria the difference in atmosphere, lifestyle and people’s stories as I traverse England’s more

Sophy Banks on the politics of the heart

When I came across a set of principles for creating a peaceful society that has been working for over a thousand years I got really interested in what they were, and to what extent they were relevant to Transition. Their first principle turns our society inside out – instead of family