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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

Interview: Green Party leader Natalie Bennett

Natalie Bennett is the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales. Her first degree was in Agricultural Science, which, combined with her Australian heritage, means, as she put it, that she’s “the only British political leader who knows how to shear a sheep”. We caught up with

Alan Simpson: “Transition has enormous strength at the moment”

Alan Simpson describes himself as a “recovering politician”. He was Labour MP for Nottingham South for 18 years until he stood down because, as he puts it, “I was becoming obsessed with small-picture politics and I thought maybe I just needed to get out and try to influence it

Three inspirational days in Liege

One of the most delightful things about Transition is time spent with those who are making it happen in such a wide diversity of communities. The top up of inspiration and new ideas as to what’s possible that I get from such visits is vital stuff. I was recently

Web steering group meeting notes 170614

WEb steering Group meeting notes Tuesday 17th June 10:30 – 12:00 Goto meeting: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/609023213 * Ed * Ben * Sam * Mike: away * Jo * Rob * Annesley: away Next meet: ~~~~~~~~~ Wed 9 July 14:00 – 16:00 Totnes (big meeting room booked): all f2f Actions: ~~~~~~ Ed and Sam talk

Stories of the Future – and why they’re essential for our survival

What do you think the future will hold? Transition to a greener better world? The collapse of civilisation? Humans abandoning the Earth for a future on Mars? Technical solutions to all our problems? A few survivors living in remote regions? There are four key stories around at the moment. If

Transition: time to emerge from under the radar?

I was recently sent a really interesting paper by Philip Barnes of the University of Delaware called The political economy of localization in the Transition movement. I was keen to publish it here, but it’s in moderation to be published, so I couldn’t. Instead, I wrote to Philip