Gravitas Spark CrowdFunding

Forty years ago this week, reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded. The human and monetary costs were in the thousands and hundreds of billions respectively. More difficult to quantify was Chernobyl’s contribution to the collapse of the Soviet Union. However, I did re-watch the excellent HBO series Chernobyl in recent days and was struck by a non-mone...

Last week was biblical. Firstly, President Trump became Jesus online, before dodging to “doctor” retreat on evangelical outrage. Secondly, Vice President, JD Vance, fresh from blowing up Viktor Orban’s election chances in Hungary, told the Pope to tread carefully on….theology. And then, Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, presented a biblical verse, Ezekiel 25:17, at a Pentagon p...

That was exhausting. And it was only a short week. Iranian civilization and the White House insider trading desk were given a bit more time to exist under autocratic regimes while Schrödinger’s ceasefire broke out everywhere but in the Strait of Hormuz and Lebanon. This paradox seemed to inspire Melania Trump who went to the Presidential podium to assure the world’s press tha...

As Artemis II hurtles towards a lunar orbit we are reminded of how distance can give us new perspectives on our little planet. So too for time and our savings habits. Funnily enough, those perspectives are more reminders than new lessons. And, it’s definitely a good week for reminders. Top prize for memory-jogging was the Reform UK’s housing spokesperson, Simon Dudley, whose ...