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Oliver James on ‘affluenza’, Love Bombing and strengthening our “emotional immune systems”

Over this month of looking at “stuff” from different angles, I came to see that one of my first lightbulb moments in terms of understanding consumerism and the roots of our relationship with “stuff” was Oliver James’ books Affluenza and The Selfish Capitalist. Both books pulled together a remarkable case

The November and December Round-up of What’s Happening out in the World of Transition

We start this two-month round up with a remarkable tale from Chile, that of the Transition training attended by the local police. In November 2013, a 2 day certificated Transition Training course took place in the first eco-neighborhoods of Chile: Villa 4 Alamos, Maipú where the town’s

Adam Corner on the “adverts that want to be your friend”

We’re all far too sensible to be influenced by advertising, right? For sure, all of the choices we made while doing our Christmas shopping this year were entirely rational, not possibly swayed by distant marketers, right? Wrong. Probably. A recent article by Adam Corner in Aeon magazine, called Ad

Bank of England takes note of local money

Last week the Bank of England published an article in its Quarterly Bulletin, accompanied by a video clarifying what they regard as the legal status of local currencies, and the issues they raise for the bank. It marks a significant moment in the evolution of local currencies. It is also

Blessed are the PVC makers

Any sense of “we’re all in this together” appears to evaporate when it comes to those industries that use the most amount of energy. If a recent lead editorial in The Times is anything to go by, there’s a sense that they are somehow above all that. But

Rupert Morrison on what the rebirth of vinyl tells us about “stuff”

The Drift Record Shop describes itself as “an immaculately curated independent music specialist based right in the heart of the Devon countryside”. Picking up on Ruth Potts’ suggestion yesterday that “wherever practical and possible develop lasting relationships with things by having and making nothing that is designed to last less

Ruth Potts on the New Materialism

Ruth Potts is the co-author, with Andrew Simms, of a pamphlet called The New Materialism, founder of Bread, Print and Roses, and organiser of the recent ‘Festival of Making’. She describes her work as “inviting people to fall in love with stuff in a good way”. We sat down