David PowellThe happy death of petty idiocyI’ve spent a considerable amount of my miserable life sat in airless rooms with bureaucrats and ministers during which they explained to…Dec 12, 2020Dec 12, 2020
David PowellCan I have my £1 million now pleaseKing Willy & Dave have announced you can get £1m for your bestest idea to save the planet, so here’s mine. You can have it for free as…Oct 12, 2020Oct 12, 2020
David PowellWhat if climate change was not this thing but another thingClimate change is like quantum mechanics in that if you think you understand it, you probably don’t. By which I mean that both are vast…May 9, 2020May 9, 2020
David PowellGet some fucking sleepWe need you awake and happy, you silly fucksApr 11, 2019Apr 11, 2019
David PowellClimate change: all hail mild discombobulation because Christ, what else have we gotThis is a slightly tweaked version of a column I originally wrote for BusinessGreen, published on 1 August 2018.Aug 7, 2018Aug 7, 2018
David Powellthe peripheral whiff of something that I think I might have thoughtPerhaps, I hope, it was just the general thinklag of being back at work. It’s just that I found myself sitting at work today completely…Jan 11, 2018Jan 11, 2018
David PowellBut men are expected to drinkEarlier this year I gave up drink for a month. It was an unambiguously marvellous experience. I’m currently working on writing something…Dec 19, 2017Dec 19, 2017
David PowellTen years vegan: what I’ve learnedTomorrow is my ten year vegan-niversary. Ten years without meat, dairy, eggs, fish, anything like that. If it had a face, or came out of…Jun 5, 20163Jun 5, 20163
David PowellI’ve thought about it and aargh, I think Brexit is going to happenIn my personal opinion — and everything that follows is distinctly that — a vote to leave the EU on June 23rd would be an act of ugly and…May 30, 20162May 30, 20162
