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Doing the right things, for the right reasons.  Capitalism with a conscience, from Chocolate Wars to B Corporations like Patagonia.  The historic impacts of Quakers and the extraordinary story of Christopher after a journey on the London Underground.  The joy of everyday kindness.

Speed and convenience challenge slow appreciation.  Drive-through diners and slow food, media acquisition and consumption.  Speeding penalties, Delusional Entitlement Disorder on the road and the Door’s ‘Roadhouse Blues’.  As Wendy’s strives to beat McDonald’s by 45 seconds and Aesop’s tortoise is victorious.

Gaps of wealth, distance and health are not new, but they can be bridged.  Adam Smith’s ‘The Wealth of Nations’, the United States Declaration of Independence, the peace and quiet of an airport and the recognition that we don’t know our friends as well as we might assume.

Analogue pleasure, Digital Natives, Immigrants, the skills of indigenous people, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and the Jamaican poet James Berry

Joan Didion said “we share our stories to live”.  Beryl Cook celebrated people enjoying riotous fun.  Keen observation and the sharing of travel stories keeps those journeys and memories alive. With trips to Xanadu, Llareggub and the moon.

The mystery of E and F.  Distractions for power or profit and the cognitive surrender fuelled by sycophantic AI.   We don’t know what we’re missing.  

Comfortably anonymous, occupied or lonely. How different are we?

Recognising when we’ve had enough and reducing our waste - whether it’s puddings, public space, speed or energy

Solutions need problems to solve and the optimism of Norman.  Acknowledging the elephant in the garage and the cooling love affair with the car.

Peter Drucker said, “the best way to predict the future is to create it”.  Nevertheless, our interest in knowing the future and our fortunes remain as keen as ever.  What if we could travel in time, just once?  Would we?