Future gazing with a cheque book

A collection of climate stories mostly

I can think of worse places to hang out for an hour waiting for Iona, my daughter, than a Boston Tea Party in Bristol. (There are a few of them).

I wasn’t surprised to be waiting.

When I rang her with 20 minutes to go on my journey, she was just leaving Swansea and still needed petrol.

I realise now, that the loose arrangement around 11:30 was merely a suggestion of when we might catch-up for brunch. I was early, arriving at elevenses and she was expecting to push brunch firmly into lunch. I guess I should be grateful that it didn’t turn into afternoon tea. It couldn’t anyhow, she needed to be somewhere else by then.

Having settled down with my own pot of tea, I noticed the number of empty tables. That’s unusual for a Friday lunchtime, especially pre-pandemic, Johnson and Truss. I estimated that they were probably running half full, on what would normally be one of their busiest times of the week.

My phone pinged, interrupting my thoughts about recession. It was a friend recommending Merryn Talks Money and a particular podcast featuring Cathie Wood, the CEO of Ark Invest. Given it was an hour long show and a window had just opened up, I settled down to listen.