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glenatronI know I go on about him, but the guy hits the nail on the head so often it's almost like he's a carpenter:
His suggestion of a Hundred Years Committee to represent the interests of the future is a really interesting one and something it would be really good for our parliamentarians to pick up on.
"...the government simply refuses to look beyond the present, for fear of seeing something it doesn’t like. For example, it has failed to conduct any assessment of global oil supply. When I asked the business department what contingency plans it possesses to meet the eventuality that oil production might peak, it told me “the Government does not feel the need to hold contingency plans”(7). The survival of our transport networks - and therefore of the economy - is secured by touching wood and crossing fingers." - Mr Monbiot's latest column.
His suggestion of a Hundred Years Committee to represent the interests of the future is a really interesting one and something it would be really good for our parliamentarians to pick up on.