Peter Tate

What is an energy-efficient citizen?

Peter — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:16:28 +0000

I’ve been reading a little about about energy awareness and came across a great article by a lady called Dr Kathryn Janda asking what we’d do with the excess energy produced by our solar panels. The article talks about our overall energy usage. Whilst we might switch to energy efficient and energy generating homes over [...]

A Shameless Plug …

Peter — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:55:32 +0000

I’m very pleased to announce that the first of my series of issue-based websites concerning the world of work has gone live today. The first site is about how to get a new job. I’d love feedback – especially anything to improve the content, though more resources will be added to the site over the [...]

Is it time for society to reset the Politicians’ expectations?

Peter — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:18:19 +0000

Optimism about the British economic recovery is at the mercy of many factors, not least of which is the pervading political philosophy that to solve the current problems we should foster economic growth. But what do we mean by economic growth in reality? Is it really all about increasing the Gross Domestic Product? Against a [...]

A Robin Hood Tax Makes Sense

Peter — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 22:21:10 +0000

A Robin Hood tax on banks could raise £20 Billion a year,

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

Peter — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:21:40 +0000

Martin Luther King has provided us with so many challenging statements and in them so much truth. The trouble we have is that we continue to associate them with a single issue. An American Issue. We do not see their value for a bigger concern.

Are the trappings too much?

Peter — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 19:32:20 +0000

Sometimes we add just a little bit too much to our life and what we think makes us "better" in fact may not be the case ...

The Coming Education Fiasco

Peter — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:52:31 +0000

I am a great believer in fixing what is broken. The UK education system is broken. So the education system must be fixed. It does seem, however, that the new Government has no idea what to do ...

Post-Consumer Action

Peter — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:24:43 +0000

Came across a brilliant site called Unconsumption where what struck me was its definition of itself ...

If my vote had counted would I feel sold out?

Peter — Fri, 14 May 2010 12:08:13 +0000

Its been a couple of days since the government was formed and the heady excitement of what will happen has waned to let me think about the impact. I've looked at what the LibDems have done in forming the coalition, what they have given up and what they have allowed in terms of Tory policies. I'm disappointed ...

PR: Proportional Representation or Political Ransom?

Peter — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:33:26 +0000

An old work colleague of mine posted a status that caught my imagination on Facebook that I've lifted as the title …