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Two weeks into January and maybe it's already unpopular to be mentioning the R word. Even if we reject the idea of making firm resolutions, the New Year is often a time for reflection and evaluation. By Debbie Mason What feels important as we step into the New Year?  What... read more →

On a sunny Saturday afternoon in Bristol, where would you find an energy management charity, social housing company whose customers have learning disabilities, Boris’ ‘food tzar’ and a charity campaigning for ethical pension investment complimenting the work of a UK bank? By Caroline Macdonald   At the annual meeting of Triodos bank. ... read more →

the magic of a few good brains Your brain has about 200 billion neurons, linked by trillions of synapses which power thinking (and 'unthinking') processes at a rate equivalent to the combined computing power of at least 250 million PCs. In a recent 'brain simulation' experiment', taking 40 minutes to... read more →

Happy City doesn't run the country, but if we did...   There would be plenty of affordable food for everyone. More land would be made available for growing produce to feed our own people, and we’d give people the tools, knowledge and confidence to grow their own vegetables in their... read more →

but if it did... Everyone would be able to see and understand our constitution — and everyone would have a say in it. With a week and a half to go before the State of Happiness is officially launched, we are asking potential citizens — if you were running the country, what... read more →

How the headlines might look with a solutions focus. Here are some of the headlines we've re-written to get the emphasis into a solutions focus, showing how we can deal more positively with our challenges. How about 'Temporary Blue Badges to avoid Red Tape?’ instead of  ‘Blue Badge Red Tape is Just Ridiculous’ in... read more →