Monthly Archives: August 2011

So, the United States has lost its AAA credit rating. If there were convincing signs of growth in the American economy, S&P wouldn’t have done this.  The rating decision has not been taken simply because of the level of government … Continue reading →

Thinking about an upcoming trip to Paris recently I thought I’d take along Thomas Carlyle’s The French Revolution as my reading.  One, because although he’d been on my list for years, I’d never read any Carlyle.  Two, because I’d never … Continue reading →

But this blog’s not all climate change and the end of capitalism.  It’s also here to record and communicate the, often fleeting, thoughts and internal experiences I have during the day, what would otherwise disappear without any kind of public … Continue reading →