Pooran Desai

Community groups can save the NHS tens of £billions by helping people become ‘health activated’

Community groups have the potential to boost not just social life, but also active life.

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Pooran Desai

Prepping – my top ten tips 

With new figures coming out daily, it can be easy to be swamped by climate anxiety, here are some top tips for combatting it.

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Pooran Desai

General Election systems-mapping insights: joined-up about what? 

With the General Election announced, Party Manifestos are fast in production - but how joined-up will each one be?

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Pooran Desai

Collapsing Complexity!

Join us for an exploration of how we might untangle central government policies.

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Pooran Desai

Scotland, climate targets, systems change, and a whole government response  

The Scottish government’s abandonment of 2030 climate targets highlights the need for systemic change.

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Pooran Desai

A Case Against Globalisation and the Multiple Benefits of Localisation

Bioregional Advantage and Comparative Advantage This is a summary of a chapter in Bioregional Solutions, which was commissioned by The Schumacher Society back in 2003, co-authored by me and Sue Riddlestone, with a foreword by the then HRH Prince Charles. It lays out a case for localisation or Bioregional Advantage, as opposed to Comparative Advantage...

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