We praise democracy most of the time, but we practice it as if we had accepted every argument against it, as if we believed it must depress the level of culture and of public life
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Nicola BairdNicola Baird works as a freelance environmental journalist. She is also Director of the Forest Management Foundation, a registered British charity which promotes sustainable community forest projects worldwide. She has written two books: The Estate We’re In: who’s driving car culture and Toxic Home. Recent articlesOn street safari A mother who takes her small children around their north London streets to walk, shop, play, smell, imagine and interact describes their endlessly various explorations. In an environment dominated by cars and speed, does this represent a different way not just of moving, but of being? |
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