Jon HowardJun 15, 20201 minSecuring a green recovery from Covid-19The Institute for Public Policy Research hosted a cross-party webinar last week which is well worth a watch. Looking at how we can secure...
Jon HowardJun 12, 20201 minFollow UN sustainable development goals business leaders sayFor the second time in as many weeks, business leaders have written to Boris Johnson asking him to put the environment and social justice...
Jon HowardJun 11, 20201 minIt's time to renew normalSocial policy think-tank Demos has established a people's commission on life after Covid. Headed by commissioners from a range of backgro...
Jon HowardJun 10, 20201 minNo-deal Brexit will cause food shortages worse than coronavirus panic buyingThese are the words of Andrew Opie, director of food at the British Retail Consortium, speaking to the Environment, Food and Rural Affair...
Jon HowardJun 10, 20201 minFrom slavery to prison: institutionalised racism in the USIf you haven't already, please watch 13th on Netflix: important and powerful stuff. In the Land of the (supposedly) Free, 13th draws a di...
Jon HowardJun 8, 20202 minWe're only making plans for normalAdam Curtis is the king of the cut-and-paste social commentary documentary, and this short is very much in that style (if not quite the C...
Jon HowardJun 7, 20201 minProtect our chalk streamsJust over 2 months difference - the end of March vs. the beginning of June. Much less water, as the water table drops given lack of rain,...
Jon HowardJun 7, 20201 minFox News links economic growth to killing black peopleAnd this my friends is what institutional (and possibly quite deliberate) racism looks like: Fox News creating a graphic that shows the U...
Jon HowardJun 7, 20201 minRacism is white issuePowerful statement from Banksy on why racism is a white issue.
Jon HowardJun 5, 20201 minHumanity is finished if it fails to adapt after Covid-19So says Dame Jane Morris Goodall, one of the world's leading primatologists and anthropologists. Particularly if we fail to drastically c...
Jon HowardJun 4, 20201 minThe music: where it all beganNot a new music post but an old music one, stimulated by the recent death of Steve Priest bassist with glam rock band The Sweet. Be under...
Jon HowardJun 4, 20201 minAir pollution: a health crisis as great as Covid-19 every yearWe have seen a huge and necessary mobilisation to combat the impact of Covid-19 over recent months. Yet EVERY year in the UK alone there ...
Jon HowardJun 3, 20201 minXR ask 'how normal was normal'?Over the lockdown period we've seen many brands offering up self-serving 'thoughts and prayers' ads, usually full of empty streets and pr...
Jon HowardJun 3, 20201 minCarry On Governing or the overthrow of democracy?Let's be clear: this may seem like a bit of harmless admin, with hints of Carry On Governing about the queuing system, but it's actually ...
Jon HowardJun 2, 20202 minUK businesses ask Boris for a clean and just recovery200 of the UK's top business leaders wrote to Boris Johnson yesterday asking him to deliver a post-Covid recovery plan that is 'clean and...
Jon HowardMay 30, 20201 minNew music: Mott The Hoople - The Golden Age Of Rock 'N' RollStrange as it may seem, UK supermarket Sainsbury every now and them comes up with a nice album exclusive, often on orange vinyl (to match...
Jon HowardMay 28, 20201 minChampioning integration and diversity in adland.Well done to Trev: on of the 30 people announced in Campaign's inaugural iList celebrating champions of diversity in our industry.
Jon HowardMay 28, 20201 minThe Climate Emergency is a far greater risk than coronavirusThe World Economic Forum released their 2020 Global Risks Report in early Jan, just before Covid hit, which included this summary... It's...
Jon HowardMay 23, 20201 minWhat leadership under challenging conditions doesn't look likeLeadership requires credibility, consistency, empathy and trust if you want people to follow. So when Government science adviser Prof Nei...
Jon HowardMay 20, 20201 minU-turns in politics should be seen as a good thingClearly this should have never happened in the first place. Particularly as it came hot on the heels of Priti Patel putting the boot in o...