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Developing a Valencia Strategy: laying track in front of the train – Scottish Communities Climate Action Network & Transition Scotland Hub
"In a situation like this there has to be a plan. You can’t make it up on the fly in the middle of a breakdown." Ministry for the Future, Kim Stanley Robinson “Preparedness is not just about having stuff, it's…

Streets are made for talking: so that's what we did - Bridges For Communities
We’ve been trying something new at Bridges. Popping up on high streets and town centres in Bristol to talk to people about community life and the issues that are impacting […]

Furries Are Everywhere. That's Because We're People. - Ewan’s Blog
I genuinely cannot believe this is something I am writing about.
A Brief Guide To My Books
Villager is where I'd advise you to start if you wanted to read one of my novels. It's also the one people most frequently tell me they reread. It's set on a fictional moor which just happens to be in the exact place Dartmoor is in the

How to fight hate: New Humanist’s Autumn 2026 issue is out now
With race riots on the rise and the populist right gaining traction, we ask how the UK can push back

Oligarchy In the UK
This week: have Reform UK misunderstood their audience; some alternative UKs; and some notes on Kiwis.

Are we on the road to civilisation collapse?
Studying the demise of historic civilisations can tell us about the risk we face today, says collapse expert Luke Kemp. Worryingly, the signs are worsening.

Britain’s Solar Revolution Is Here and We Should Be Shouting It From the Rooftops
Ed Miliband is helping to turn the country into a nation of 'solar zealots' and Josiah Mortimer is enthusiastically along for the ride


History tells us what may happen next with Brexit & Trump
It seems we’re entering another of those stupid seasons humans impose on themselves at fairly regular intervals. I am sketching out here…

What makes a sustainable community?
Bill Burr describes Scotland's ambitious Kincluny Village project, which combines green development practices with sustainable community building


The Peripheral
William Gibson's best novel tells us a lot about where we are and where we might end up.

Such an important question! Looking forward to reading this
Anna Ciaunica PhD
When we make AI agents, are they becoming more like us ? Or us more like them ? All artificial agents are hybrid by design because they contain biomimetic cognitive abilities baked in by their Geppetto Check out our new preprint with Shaun Gallagher 😎 osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/te9r4_v1