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Unison’s contribution to the independence debate is welcome 4 Dec 2012 | 02:48 am
The Scottish independence debate should be framed in terms of what will lead to more local decision-making and a more active democracy; it’s viewing independence as a tactic to gain more local control...
Fife Diet: Food solutions, Saturday 10 November 2 Nov 2012 | 01:54 am
Just signed up to this year’s Fife Diet AGM, Food solutions. I really enjoyed going to last year’s event, so looking forward to this one and here are some notes from last year’s event. Filed under: ou...
Rhubarb or raspberries? 22 Oct 2012 | 12:52 am
After the worst year yet on the allotment, I’m giving up half the plot. Feeling a bit dejected about that but today I was there and looking at the half plot, and thinking that it’s a more manageable s...
He who strides cannot maintain the pace: hill running with NVA’s Speed of light. 13 Aug 2012 | 06:15 pm
Does the Tao Te Ching talk about endurance running when it states “He who strides cannot maintain the pace”? Angus Farqhuar’s orientation talk for runners at the start of NVA’s Speed of light certainl...
Just because you’re going forwards, doesn’t mean I’m going backwards 26 Jun 2012 | 04:43 am
… and following on from the previous post on education, I can’t quite believe that Billy Bragg’s To have and to have not is almost 30 years old. It’s still valid; still resonates strongly. To have and...
New education 25 Jun 2012 | 11:05 pm
The current system was designed and conceived for a different age: in the intellectual culture of the enlightenment and the economic circumstances of the industrial revolution.[02:06] Filed under: eco...
Bitten by the hill running bug 21 Jun 2012 | 04:34 am
I loved mountain biking: hills, countryside, bumps and thrills. But I’ve not had a mountain bike for years and there’s little prospect that I’ll be able to afford a nice hardtail while the kids are yo...
A toilet can be transformative… 20 Jun 2012 | 06:01 am
If architecture is ‘design for living’, one of its greatest challenges is how to live with the masses of waste we excrete. Four pioneers in green sanitation design outline solutions to a dilemma too o...
mapping runs 14 Jun 2012 | 04:22 am
NVA’s Speed of Light is coming up fast, and I’m starting to map my routes on http://www.mapometer.com/. I’ve got a trip to Bristol in the next couple of weeks, so here’s some links: 3.5 miles GWR Wedn...
Invite: See the forest for the trees? A journey from plants to planet. Thursday 24 May 2 May 2012 | 02:44 am
Please see the attached invite for the invite to the lecture “See the forest for the trees? A journey from plants to planet.” Thursday 24 May. Given by Mat Williams, Chair of Global Change Ecology at ...
