For a long time, many of the biggest issues shaping our future have felt distant. Food insecurity. Water stress. Extreme Heat. Flooding. AI disruption. Social fragmentation. We usually hear about them through global headlines, political arguments or technical reports. But increasingly, these issues are no longer staying “out there.” They are beginning to affect: - local services - councils - infrastructure - farming - housing - public health - jobs - community stability - and everyday life - A flood elsewhere affects local food prices. A drought affects farming and water systems. Extreme heat pressures hospitals and energy grids. AI changes local economies and employment. Social fragmentation affects trust and resilience. These are not isolated events. They are interconnected systemic pressures that are increasingly shaping local reality. So I’ve started building a new lesson series for Has2BGreen: GLOBAL SYSTEMS → LOCAL REALITY The aim is simple: To help people understand how large global pressures eventually affect local daily life — and what communities can realistically do about it. The lessons are designed to be: - calm - practical - systems-based - emotionally grounded - non-alarmist - solution-focused Not doom. Not denial. Not political point-scoring. Just a clearer understanding of what is changing around us — and how local resilience and agency become increasingly important. The series will explore: • Food Insecurity • Water Stress • Extreme Heat • Flooding • AI & Job Disruption

I have been out delivering promotional flyers for the Green Party. We stand a good chance of getting a Green County Councillor elected. But for that to happen, people need to know there is a candidate and understand what he stands for. So - to the streets! 28,000 steps later. Back pain Delivering leaflets through letter boxes in the UK means managing the aggressive letter boxes that seem to have been designed to rip apart any item of post that is inserted through it, including the hand that delivered it. And also torture the deliverer by placing the slot low enough to have to twist and bend double to get to the letterbox. So you come away with cuts on your hands and a sore back. So with the aim of continuing the campaign, here is a handy guide on why back pain is an issue and how you can avoid it. 👉 Leafletters Back