Positive Perspective
Europe, UK / Environment, Positive Perspective
24 May 2013
The push for a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides – believed to be linked to a dramatic decline in the populations of bees and other pollinators – mobilised millions of European citizens, some of them for the first time, says Brigit Strawbridge
Global / Positive Perspective, Spirit
29 Mar 2013
The meeting of cutting-edge scientific and spiritual understandings of the world could be the foundation for us to live sustainably, writes Paul Fletcher
UK / Environment, Positive Perspective, Renewable Energy
31 Jan 2013
Locally-owned renewable energy projects offer more than just clean energy; they could be a practical route to empowering people and nurturing their wellbeing, believes Matt Mellen. He sits in on a public event to hear local energy innovators share their experience
28 Jan 2013
Through collective ownership, together we can take back control of our resources, and in turn our lives and communities, argues Matt Mellen
15 Jan 2013
A shift in consciousness in all areas of human activity is necessary if we are to move into an era of true prosperity, writes Paul Fletcher
Global / Community, Positive Perspective
05 Dec 2012
It is time for men to rediscover their masculinity and express their strength through compassion and service, not control and dominion, writes Jamie Catto
03 Oct 2012
With the Olympic Games marking a moment of inspiration, 2012 is an opportunity for humanity to move into spiritual maturity, says Paul Fletcher
Green jobs offer key to youth employment
01 Jun 2012
The government should support the environmental sector, which can offer fulfilling work for young people, says Hanna Thomas
Global / New Economics, Positive Perspective
05 Apr 2012
Ross Jackson offers a plan for radical economic and political reform that would replace current global institutions with ones that support sustainable economies, uphold human rights and respect environmental standards
Global / Positive Perspective, Wellbeing
15 Mar 2012
Mark Williamson responds to the first results of the government’s new initiative to measure our levels of wellbeing
Does making poverty history require making wealth history too?
Global / New Economics, Positive Perspective
04 Jan 2012
We need to redefine wealth if we are to find a sustainable path to global prosperity, says Jeremy Williams
Working towards a common good
Global / Positive Perspective, World Goodwill
20 Dec 2011
It is remarkable how, from a very early age, the concept of fairness is so ingrained in the human psyche
UK / Politics, Positive Perspective
05 Dec 2011
Ellie Mae O'Hagan takes in the atmosphere outside St Paul's
UK / Positive Perspective, Youth
01 Dec 2011
Reflecting on his own life journey from criminal to charity founder, Caspar Walsh emphasises the importance of rites of passage in moving towards stronger community and democracy
Humanity is better than the media suggests
Global / Positive Perspective, World Goodwill
10 Oct 2011
World Goodwill column: The media can acquaint us with the shared values of many cultures and promote a sense of deepening relationship, argues Simon Marlow
UK / Peace & Democracy, Positive Perspective, Wellbeing
12 Aug 2011
Mark Williamson: We must pursue a fundamentally different way of life where we care less about what we can get for ourselves and more about the happiness of others
South America / Justice, Politics, Positive Perspective
12 Jun 2011
Polly Higgins: Bolivia’s Law for Mother Earth could spark a new world of ecological justice
UK / Positive Perspective, Transition News, Wellbeing
12 Jun 2011
Surveys show that the proportion of people describing themselves as ‘very happy’ has fallen in the last fifty years, while levels of depression have risen significantly.
Global / Justice, Positive Perspective, Spirit, World Goodwill
08 Jun 2011
In recent centuries, one of the most important concepts shaping humanity has been that of human progress. The idea of inevitable progress was accepted as so obviously true that for most people it was beyond doubt. Now however, many people are beginning to question the notion