News that the government has decided to withdraw its funding for the Sustainable Development Commission is prompting comment in a number of locations. I particularly enjoyed George Monbiot’s observation that the £1.9mn being saved is no more than ‘a rounding error’ on the Trident missile invoice. Having once been a Commissioner on the London Sustainable [...]
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The power of social networks
On Tuesday evening (16/11/2010) Charlotte and I went along to an inspiring RSA event entitled ‘Public policy and the power of networks’. The talk was facilitated by Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the RSA and delivered by Paul Ormerod economist and author of ‘N Squared: Public Policy and the Power of Networks’ (RSA Pamphlet, 2010). [...]