The Fool on the Hill

The Fool on the Hill

Sweet as Sugar

By Simon Brooke || 8 July 2023

Sweet as Sugar

SugarScape, running in AppletViewer

This week I listened to a podcast in which Manda Scott interviewed Gaya Herrington about her work building on the famous Club of Rome Limits to Growth report of fifty years ago, and the five insights she's drawn from it; and while all of it was fascinating, one minor point snagged my ear.

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Extreme poverty

By Simon Brooke || 6 July 2023

Extreme poverty

People lifted out of poverty

I haven't done my research on this. I have literally no idea to what extent what I'm saying here is true. So you may take it, if you like, as the ravings of a deranged madman; or the seeding of a conspiracy theory; but.

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The Vision Thing

By Simon Brooke || 3 July 2023

The Vision Thing

Sunset, from my croft

The state of the nations

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Ane Bill Anent the Appointment of a Jester to the Court of St James's

By Simon Brooke || 1 July 2023

Ane Bill Anent the Appointment of a Jester to the Court of St James's

Boris Johnson as Court Jester

Election

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Who owns 'Yes'?

By Simon Brooke || 30 June 2023

Corner of a leaflet, showing Humza Yousaf's face, a multicoloured 'Yes' logo, and 'Yes Scot' social media links.

Dear Humza Yousaf

I'm writing to you as leader of the SNP, because it seems to me that the SNP is making a very serious mistake, a mistake which seems to me to continue a pattern of behaviour which has led the SNP into disrepute and which is damaging to the whole Yes movement.

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