The age of revisionism: Carbon
It seems that so much of what we were taught in the 1960s and 70s turns out to have been wrong. This applies to all sorts of things that are now judged differently. British Empire was seen as a wholly good thing bringing education, Christianity, law and…
Vegetables in a changing climate
Devon has a very mild climate with summer heat and winter chill moderated by the sea but even here we see the climate changing. This June it was so hot that my clay soil dried out to dust after a wet winter, temperatures in the polytunnel went over 50C.…
Food shortages caused by flooding
The globalised trading network that grew up with the rise of China and the collapse of the Soviet Empire has massively changed where food and other goods are produced in relation to their markets. However, the fragility of this network was brought home…
This could N badly
Last week I visited North West Scotland on a short holiday. It is a land of stunning open spaces, glaciated volcanic lumps and mountains interspersed with wide valleys, green and lush at this time of year. The green vegetation is not grass though, but a…