The Renaissance Movement: Part I
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A modest proposal from Colin Tudge to establish a new, people-led initiative to save the world from terminal decline PART I: WHAT IS AND WHAT COULD BE On every front there is disaster: ecological, social, political, economic, moral, spiritual; and, unsurprisingly, a pervading mood of pessimism and indeed of despair. Yet if only we –…
The Renaissance Movement: Part II
The agenda To bring about the Renaissance that is so urgently required we need: To rethink everything we do and take for granted from first principles; to rethink everything in the light of everything else; and to re-structure where necessary, which is much but not all of the time Emphatically, we don’t need to start…
To Everything There Is A Season – Part 2
Continuing suggestions for a Natural History GCSE from a cook’s perspective.
Why we need the Renaissance Party even though there seem to be more than enough political parties already
An Apologia by Colin Tudge Many thanks to everyone who commented on my blog of September 11 suggesting that we need a new political party – “The Renaissance Party”, aka the RP. By far the majority were favourable though there were objections of various kinds to which I would like very briefly to respond. Thus: …
Fellow Creatures
PART ONE: THE ABSOLUTE IMPORTANCE OF NATURAL HISTORY Why wildlife matters – and why Britain needs to introduce a GCSE in Natural History In 2011 the wildlife campaigner and author Mary Colwell began to publicise the idea that we – Britain; society; the world – need a GCSE in Natural History. With help from the…
Blackshirts under the organic bed
A new 30-page booklet called Organicism and Fascism in the UK claims that the organic movement, including the Soil Association and the Biodynamic Association and also, by association, the Oxford Real Farming Conference, is tainted by its Far Right and racist origins which it fails to face up to. In truth, says Colin Tudge, the…
Not much scope for optimism – but never lose hope!
A fellow journalist, Barrie Lees, has written in pessimistic vein to tell me that my plans for A 21st Century Renaissance (April 2 2025) are unrealistic, or indeed forlorn (see comment number 7). Here’s my response: Dear Barrie, I’m not saying the Renaissance will in any sense be easy. I am merely saying it is…