Breakfast of champions
We hear all the time that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. The question is; what’s better: cereal, toast, English fry up, eggs, porridge? All of these are regarded as satisfying and all of them have their supporters (though personally I prefer avocado on toast with a cup of white tea). This morning however I had a really satisfying breakfast; a spirited debate concerning peak oil and climate change with an Estonian MP. Though I am sometimes accused of not being the best company first thing in the morning, I really appreciated the pick-me-up of some intelligent and passionate discussion over the cold remains of the first meal of the day.
Political expediency and the focus on the short term often overrides the necessity for long term strategic planning. My breakfast companion made the point (rightly) that the moment of inertia was too high for the necessary social changes to occur. I do not disagree with this point, and the recent reactions to high oil prices highlight this; hand wrenching by our political leaders as they wonder whether to bow to public cries for tax relief on bowser prices. This is why we must urgently, initiate and maintain a multi-party dialogue free of political point scoring. Only by addressing the barriers of opinion can we move forward.
Thank you Mr. MP for a champion start to the day.
Tags: Politics