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This economy is going down
The latest post from Tim Watkins concludes that: The only “solution” to the energy crunch that is now beginning to bite is to add another, even more energy-dense fuel source to the mix – in the same way that our … Continue reading
On health and shipping
One of what I consider to be the best pieces by Tim Watkins in which he concludes that: Most likely, supply chains will simply collapse inward from both ends. That is, manufacturers will have to shut down once there is … Continue reading
The climate war won’t work
Tim Watkins latest piece concludes: By giving the impression that a Second World War-style mobilisation against climate change is possible, campaigning journalists like Monbiot distract us from the stark reality that the only sensible option left to us is a … Continue reading
Feynman’s Law writ large
Tim Watkin’s latest piece, concludes that: The problem is compounded by an official rate of inflation which under-reports the vast increase in the cost of essentials like housing, electricity and gas, food and transport, while over-reporting the falling cost of … Continue reading
What then are we to become?
Tim Watkins latest piece concludes that: “The fantasy shared by Britain’s political parties, bright green activists and corporate leaders is a kind of Star Trek future in which renewable energy and widespread computerisation underpin a Great Reset-type digital utopia. The majority of … Continue reading
A Crisis of Affordabiliy
Tim Watkin’s latest post in his blog “The Consciousness of Sheep” concludes that: The temptation is to rush out and predict the end of industrial civilisation immediately. But it is worth heeding John Maynard Keynes’ lament that: “The stock market … Continue reading
The march of folly
The latest from The Consciousness of Sheep. concludes that: We may rue the long chain of political and economic decisions taken between the first energy shock in 1973 and the onset of energy depletion in the 2020s. But casting blame … Continue reading
A far from perfect storm
The latest from Tim Watkins at The Consciousness of Sheep concludes that: ….. the continued operation of an advanced industrial economy like the UK depends upon the weather to avoid collapse this winter. And we might, perhaps, want to ask some … Continue reading