Will you be at Aichi-Nagoya, I mean, for UNESCO's\u00a0latest ESDFest which starts today? \u00a0It has been billed by the terminally optimistic as the beginning\u00a0to the end of the world's problems. \u00a0This, on balance, may be somewhat exaggerated, and I hope not to be seen as too defeatist in taking that view.<\/p>\n
The answer to whether you're going (already there, more like) is likely to be \"No\", if you're from the UK, as only 4 people are turning up. \u00a0But, as this was an invitation only event, you can hardly be blamed. \u00a0None of the 4 are from the government, it seems, as the UK and devolved administrations decided not to send representation \u2013 or maybe they just couldn't agree who should go, given the sensitivities\u00a0around who represents whom in this constitutionally-benighted set of islands.<\/p>\n
Anyway, with only 4 present, the other 67,999,996 (or so) of us will have to follow it all at a distance. \u00a0Mercifully, e-media etc makes that easy. \u00a0But what (and whom) to follow? \u00a0I thought\u00a0to read the FT, for analysis, and the Daily Mail, for balance; so expect comments on their reporting, with other snippets to enliven matters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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