I have been conducting extensive research over the Christmas period on how politics and the media operate to maintain power structures and the agendas of those in power. Writing up what I have found makes it feel nearly impossible to effect change. The systems seem so glued up, so stuck in their ways, and so immune to influence from outside forces. How can such systems be changed? But then you only need to think about the Soviet Union, the Berlin Wall, Apartheid in South Africa and Brexit - the UK breaking from the European Union. All things that seemed too hard to accomplish. It seemed that it would take a revolution or some massive external force to effect change. But each was the result of growing public knowledge, mutual trust, and the collapse of the power structures at the top. One day, people realised that what humans build can be dismantled and new systems can replace it. This realisation does not entirely alleviate the grief, the desire to find a scapegoat or the guilt at my failure to act, my wish to have more agency, or desire to shout louder. Still, it does make me rally and move forward, one step at a time, towards change. I have added a module on Grief, Blame and Guilt. It is my exploration of my own state and seeking guidance on how to overcome despondency and return to action. I realised I was probably not the only one feeling this, and a discussion of the issues might be helpful for others. So here it is. In some way, I wish there was one person whom I could pin all this on -- one person - who once caught and punished would make everything okay. But that is not reality. It is not one person - it is all of us and the systems we have created. I hope you find it interesting to learn how I arrived at this. The images below make me think of my daughter and my son many years from now, considering what could have happened, if only... Climate Resilience

I’ve just released a new free module inside Has2BGreen. It’s not about facts, targets, or what you “should” be doing. It’s about something we rarely name: how the climate crisis feels. This module explores: - Climate grief — mourning futures, places, and certainties we’re losing - Guilt — personal, inherited, imposed, and weaponised - Blame — who gets blamed, who avoids it, and how blame fragments us - There’s no demand to “stay positive”. No instruction to “do more”. No judgement about where you are. This is a space to acknowledge what many of us are already carrying, often silently. If you’ve felt: - Heavy after reading the news - Ashamed for not doing enough — or angry at being told you’re the problem - Numb, tired, or unsure how to hold all of this …this module is for you. It’s offered freely, as part of Has2BGreen, because emotional literacy is not a luxury, it’s part of resilience. You don’t need to finish it. You don’t need to agree with everything. You don’t need to share anything publicly. Just know it’s there, when you’re ready. 👉 You’ll find it inside the classroom now.

HI Liam - welcome to Has2BGreen This group is about learning about climate change - I have been involved for years and "kind og knew" what I was talking about, but decided that kind of was not good enough. So I am exploring the subject deeply - attempting to work out not only the science but the mechanisms behind the issue of climate change and the full impact that it is having on the world's ecology and our desire to survive. I want to have the answers for my kids, for people I speak to, and when I run for government again (if that is what happens), I want to know the most effective way to help make change happen. So this is an exploration and a sharing of what I find. If you see something that doesn't make sense, or you have a different view, I would love to hear it and explore it further. Please, everyone, welcome Liam.

Over the past few weeks I’ve been quietly building something important behind the scenes. Not solutions yet — first, the map of the system we’re trying to change. There are three strands coming together: 1️⃣ How the political system actually works Not the civics-textbook version — but how decisions really get slowed, redirected, or quietly killed. Who sets the agenda. Where power bottlenecks sit. Why “doing the right thing” so often stalls. 2️⃣ How the media works — and who guides it. Why some stories dominate headlines while others disappear. How ownership, incentives, and framing shape what feels “normal,” “realistic,” or “possible.” And why confusion is not an accident. 3️⃣ The baseline system we’re operating inside. The underlying rules of the game: • how money, power, and influence interact • why inequality keeps widening • why meaningful change feels so hard, even when the evidence is overwhelming This is the terrain beneath climate, inequality, democracy, and everything else we care about. Before we talk about how to change the system, we need to be able to see it clearly. 📌 Reminder: The post on millionaires and power is already live — that’s one piece of this bigger picture, looking at how wealth concentrates influence. The next releases will connect the dots. No hype. No doom. Just clarity — so action becomes possible. More to follow.

May we all look after this creation called Earth