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The BBC reported last week that a local councillor who oversaw the Grenfell Tower refurbishment has admitted questioning the colour of the cladding – but not whether it was safe. Rock Feilding-Mellen told a public inquiry that he believed safety was being handled by experts … Continue readingNone of us can outsource our consciences
In early April Boris Johnson was explaining capitalism to his backbenchers. The vaccine success, he confidently asserted, was all about greed. Later in the month greed was back in the headlines, with the billionaire owners of football clubs and their proposal for a European Super … Continue readingGreed, Super Leagues and Sewage
24 September 2019 Will that be the date we look back on? The date of the Supreme Court Judgement that the UK prime Minster acted unlawfully (and misled the Queen?) by proroguing of Parliament. The day after the Labour Party voted to campaign for a … Continue readingWe are negotiating with neighbours not enemies
Food and agriculture. In my ignorance, I used to think that they were peripheral to ‘real’ wealth creation. No longer. Here are two stories. Both involve pigs. One is a salutary tale from America’s Midwest in Sunday’s London Observer newspaper (How America’s food giants … Continue readingTwo pig tales – why Woody is wrong and Tree is right
Two weeks ago I commented that, in the UK at least, the lack of trust in business had eroded the voice and perceived legitimacy of business organisations. And I made the obvious comment that we need business and business leaders who connect better, match deeds … Continue readingCompanies that work for everyone, not just the privileged few
A new strain of MRSA in the food chain is worrying. Guardian Sustainable Business has recently reminded us of the threat to health posed by the industrial use of antibiotics in food production creating antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria that are a threat to animals … Continue readingThe future of food and energy – investors hold the key as much as any other player 29th June 2015