Walking through the international development department in Oxford is a rather strange affair. It’s bizarre to think that so many of these people would eventually become some organiser or officer for a big development NGO/government/corporation. It’s even stranger when you think that so many of them come from a strong background in economics and see the world as homogenous mathematical models. I guess that’s my social anthropological bias, where everything economic is so much more complex and subjective… (more…)

Initially, I was planning to write/scribble about the politics and policies of Copenhagen. It would have included copious amount of moaning, sighing and sheer cries of anguish/hopelessness. This would have been pointless - a mere rant that meant nothing. If you really think about COP-15, it’s just a bunch of hot air. It is the meeting of the elite, rich and overly intelligent. It is not a gathering of those suffering or those who will be most impacted by climate change. So why waste another paragraph on it? (more…)

Today, Oxford Uni People & Planet decided to do some undercover investigations into the finance world by asking students some questions about their interests in Corporate Social Responsibility. Surrounded by garish corporate logos, which seemed to be overflowing with absolute colourful positivity (hiding their negative underside). (more…)

The mass famine and drought in East Africa has affected me in ways that have truly made me think about what the whole climate change problem is all about. I suppose thinking about it and really writing it down can be difficult to transfer, so I apologise if much of this fails to make any sense. (more…)