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Voting With My Feet For A People’s Vote

John Elkington · 23 March 2019 · 1 Comment

My hips and knees are complaining after a march that took us over three hours just to clear Park Lane, but Gaia and I had a wonderful time reading the placards and talking to people. The mood was just as wonderful as last time we did this – but the size of the demonstration seemed much bigger. We were still in Park Lane when Parliament Square was already crammed.

Asked them if I could shoot them in Hyde Park station
I spy, to the left …
Gaia
Alexa …
Sawing off their branch – and ours
Liked this one
Bring back, bring back …
The Economist’s cover last week
They do, too – and you can assemble them yourself
Very different technologies
It’s all about not-too-cross pollination
Restoring our faith in Donalds
I agree whole-heartedly
I always thought William the Conqueror was a nightmare – and then found he’s in the family tree, or vine. In the end, we’re all immigrants.
A fine Eton mess
It’s never too late to pull out – a message seen many times today
Loved the hair
My hat when I got home

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  1. Christopher Foss says

    25 March 2019 at 5:01 pm

    Dear John,

    Thanks for this post. I couldn’t be there…but your (and Gaia’s?) photos really capture the mood and message!

    All best,

    Christopher Foss/ New York.

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I began this blog with an entry reporting on a visit to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod, on 30 September 2003. The blog element of the website has gone through several iterations since, with much of the older material still available.

Like so many things in my life, blog entries blur the boundaries between the personal and the professional. As explained on this site’s Home Page, the website and the blog are part platform for ongoing projects, part autobiography, and part accountability mechanism.

In addition, my blogs have appeared on many sites such as: Chinadialogue, CSRWire, Fast Company, GreenBiz, Guardian Sustainable Business, and the Harvard Business Review.

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