At the end of 2017, I asked in a blog whether 2018 might be the next “Year of Revolutions”. As is usually the case in journalism and blogging, a headline…
Category: Futures
Brexit: Scenarios for a future UK-EU trade deal
With the Conservatives winning an overall majority it now seems likely that Boris Johnson will achieve his objective of “getting Brexit done”, and the UK will presumably leave the EU…
How UK is adapting to the New Energy Future
Throughout the year, the Natural Resources Forum a leading independent think-tank for the resources sector, holds forums and breakfast seminars at the London Stock Exchange. These seminars bring together senior…
New Scientist Live 2019 - a Review
After spending two full days at this year’s event, I was reminded of a quote from Mark Stevenson’s 2011 book (Stevenson, Mark, “An Optimist’s Guide to the Future”, Profile Books,…
Climate emergency - innovative technology responses
It may well be that de-carbonising the power networks and electrifying transport are not sufficient to keep global temperature rise below the “safe” level of 2°C. So some are turning…
Radical Visions of Future Government
There is something wrong with government. The UK has been paralysed by a single political issue for some four years; there are moves to impeach the US president; the EU…