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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

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

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

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

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 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

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