Category Archives: Collapse

The Budget – Housing

Posted on March 22, 2013 by lord_lordy

Yesterdays budget yet again demonstrated that the government really has little idea of what is causing our problems or any ideas of what to do about it. With £1 trillion in debt we get a budget with headlines of 1p … Continue reading →

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Duty On Petrol

Posted on November 19, 2011 by lord_lordy

With the oil price going up it’s quite common in the mainstream news to get a roving reporter on some garage forecourt asking people filling their tanks what they think of increases in fuel duty. Good balanced reporting and is … Continue reading →

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Infinite Growth Paradigm

Posted on November 18, 2011 by lord_lordy

Yesterday I was pointed in the direction of this post. It’s a fairly optimistic blog about the cost of solar panels. The thing that caught my eye though was the first paragraph about how much energy the sun delivered to … Continue reading →

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Supply and Demand – More Critical Thinking

Posted on November 7, 2011 by lord_lordy

I did economics at A-Level and always enjoyed it. You could sit and think scenarios through in your head. I found it a nice mix between the rigour of mathematics and an art. It seems to almost be viewed now … Continue reading →

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Paradigm Shift

Posted on November 5, 2011 by lord_lordy

This last week David Cameron announced that we would start tracking a happiness index. I watched the Politics show and the politicians, including those on his party, all made a joke about it. This was a very poor reflection on … Continue reading →

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Lifting The Veil

Posted on October 24, 2011 by lord_lordy

This weekend I went to Wembley to watch an NFL game. It was a great to celebrate the end of the season with one of my athletes who, in his first season of Ironman completed three Ironman races and a … Continue reading →

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Reflections

Posted on October 20, 2011 by lord_lordy

It’s been a few weeks now since Hawaii and I’ve had a good chance to reflect on my year. I’ve said before how Triathlon has changed my life and I really can’t understate it. This weekend I’m even considering going … Continue reading →

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Value Of Energy

Posted on August 30, 2011 by lord_lordy

Epic Camp was a much appreciated break from many of my thoughts but as soon as I returned I was straight back in to reading and researching Peak Oil and views on the effects on our world as we move … Continue reading →

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Going Stag On Epic Camp

Posted on August 10, 2011 by lord_lordy

Epic France starts this coming weekend and for the first time I’m heading there without Jo. Till now I’ve had it easy – I’ve always known my room mate and in many cases being the only couple we’ve got the … Continue reading →

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Triathlon Changed My Life

Posted on August 7, 2011 by lord_lordy

Source theclimatehub.com Do those pictures scare anyone else ? Do they look sustainable to anyone ? I’ll come back to this. Source: wikipedia Back before Triathlon I would have classed myself as a capitalist, career minded individual pursuing personal wealth. … Continue reading →

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