In 2024/25, approximately 2.9 million emergency food parcels were distributed from Trussell Trust food banks in the United Kingdom, compared with 3.1 million in 2023/24.| Statista
In 2024/25 the government of the United Kingdom had an expenditure of approximately 1.28 trillion British pounds, compared with 1.23 trillion in the previous financial year.| Statista
Since the birth of the modern peak oil movement in the last years of the 20th century, a great deal of discussion and debate has focused on how to prevent peak oil and its consequences from bringing about the end of the industrial age. That approach has yet to yield much in the way of practical results; as our civilization moves deeper into overshoot, it may be time to consider an alternative approach -- and, yes, the Archdruid has one to suggest.| resilience
An investigation was launched after a man aged 74 died in a fatal crash near the village of Petworth on April 29. Sussex Police said he suffered a medical episode while driving| Daily Mirror
What we are observing is the decay of democracy into its evil twin… technocracy.| Consciousness of Sheep
In the UK a change of government has proved to be no change in government at all| Consciousness of Sheep
The collapse in oil prices since 2008 is fuelling the myth that demand for oil has peaked| Consciousness of Sheep
The distribution of income and wealth favours the rich far more than the old.| Consciousness of Sheep
The Consciousness of Sheep series| Consciousness of Sheep
The storm is breaking... are you ready?| Patreon
I think most people have had the experience of watching a jumble of unorganized thoughts sort out all at once into a lattice of meanings, with a single word filling the role of seed crystal. It’s s…| Ecosophia