Author Archives: Patrick_Beautement
Notification of Closure / Move
Firstly, may I thank all of you who have followed the posts on this blog. I hope you have found them at least interesting … even if you disagreed! This blog WILL CLOSE on the 20th August 2023. Most of … Continue reading
Cop27 – Climate emergency solved – breed less!
Yes, it IS that easy. Really … “What’s the logic behind that statement?” I hear you ask … Well, global warming and climate change is being accelerated by human activity. So, if there were no humans there would be no … Continue reading
DOG ASBOs – Anti-social Barking Orders – why not enforced?
<rant> Woken at 7am this morning by dogs howling, others barking and later yapping and yipping. It went on all day … off and on … and every day of every week. Why do dog owners think it’s OK to … Continue reading
UK Tory Party Leadership Election fiasco
So there’s to be an election of a new leader to replace the “serial liar, fabricator and cheat” that is Boris Johnson … he’s always been untrustworthy … [Update 29 Aug] Also a back-stabber. He’s now deliberately undermining Truss. She … Continue reading
On Mulling – an April 1st Lexicon
In response to a comment from a mathemagician (see Note 1) I know, I offer this short lexicon on ‘mulling‘ (q.v. – see Note 2): miller: one who engages in mulling (q.v – see also muller NB: there will be … Continue reading
Chernobyl – Will Putin release nuclear material?
If he is going to do so then the next week or two gives him a perfect opportunity. [Updated 21 April 2022] A new weather system is devloping such that a release of atomic material from Chernobyl would be blown … Continue reading
Support Ukraine – Support Democracy …
… while you still can … Everybody has their take on what the Dictator of the Russian Federation wants. Everybody wonders what winning looks like. Many people have assessed how far he might go and when he might stop in … Continue reading
When technology alienates people
A friend sent me an email this week expressing his rage at the way we are treated by big tech – that reasonable people are being made into ‘cyberoutlaws’. He said: “… everyday someone’s b**tard web site changes or there … Continue reading
Coronavirus (COVID-19) A unique response – Why?
[Updated March 2022, see square brackets] Coronavirus analysis: The world response makes no sense – it’s unique in the last 150 years of human history. Why would countries cripple their economies and shut down their populations? [Setting up conditions of … Continue reading
Populism ‘Fake News’, ‘Alternative Facts’ and Democracy
Are fake news and alternative facts undermining humanity’s ability to take decisive, often unpopular, action on difficult challenges Continue reading
Harnessing Dynamic Change 