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Mary Portas: Every pound spent is a vote for the world you want

The businesswoman, broadcaster, author, and activist on community, consumerism and why buying less is the most radical choice we have.

November 28, 2025

CREATIVITY·PLANET·POWER

Gab Bois: Nature offers a quietness and presence that the online world can’t replicate

The Montréal artist on fast-scrolling culture, disposable trends, and why true creativity requires slowing down.

March 25, 2025

CREATIVITY·PLANET

Jawara Alleyne:: There’s so much influence, but not much is actually influencing

The Jamaican-born, Rihanna-approved designer on fashion’s fixation with speed, the shrinking space for creativity, and why visibility isn’t the same as influence.

March 11, 2025

CREATIVITY·POWER

Lily Cole: How do I live with integrity and mindfulness and take small actions where I can but not self-flagellate in the process?

It feels like we’re in the midst of a kind of collective insanity whereby we have everything at our disposal to transform our world

June 6, 2022

MORALITY·PLANET

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Ed Vere: Being compassionate, kind, gentle, empathetic and creative isn’t a weakness, it’s part of being a fully rounded human being

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