Counter Mapping

So the riots in England and for a brief moment Wales; are over… for now at least, and the evaluation of how, why, who to blame has begun. In the […]

I have recently been concerned with the cost of spinach. I like spinach but I find that I must always buy at least three bags to meet my appetite for […]

The UK’s current model of planning looks towards increased levels of privatisation without considering their consequences beyond the immediate financial returns. The effect on society (most noticeably the restrictions placed […]

There are almost 200 countries on the planet today. Over 30 have decided to build physical barriers to separate their nation from another. An additional three are being proposed (by […]

The protest of 2005 in France have a lesson that runs concurrently back and forward in time, they are an event with a socio political relevance beyond their direct cultural […]

Unimaginatively the apathy triangle is a combination of the problems created by out societies approach to the three outlined issues, the passive consumer, global inactivity concerning climate change and political avoidance regarding responsibility and ideology in […]

A snapshot from Terry Gilliams distopian Satire ‘Brazil’ 1985 With the launch of the ‘national happiness index’ and an audibly rally cry matching that of the strapline to the advertising […]

So where is the global authority for sustainability? This question has puzzled me for some time without raising any answers that I like the sound of. As a consumer, producer, […]

The day of the briquette… There is a prevalent phenomenon which is deeply embroiled in the fabric of our modern society. Initiated by the first mass produced portable cameras of […]