Society has to change soon (From Western Telegraph)

Society has to change soon

9:10am Sunday 22nd August 2010 in

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In the article on the Lammas eco-village (Western Telegraph, August 4th) I was quoted as saying “Lammas doesn’t need society, but society needs Lammas”.

A more accurate quote would have been: “Society needs Lammas as much as Lammas needs society.”

The concept that I was trying to articulate is that the successful transition from oil-based economy to one-planet nation is dependent on us all working together.

This transformation will require radical lifestyle change, and it is a challenge that can only be successfully navigated by all aspects of our society (government, businesses, farmers, shoppers, youth) finding and implementing solutions together. We live in a finite world and as such we are all in the same boat.

We are very fortunate in Wales to have a government that recognises the predicament our civilisation is in.

We are on the cusp of massive change and we all have valuable roles to play in the impending transition.

Paul Wimbush
Lammas,
Tir y Gafel,
Glandwr.