Article 3JW5Q It’s time we listened to people like Mark Boyle | Letters

It’s time we listened to people like Mark Boyle | Letters

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If we are to reduce our consumption levels, says Linda Marriott, we must walk the walk, not just talk the talk

Bravo, Mark Boyle - your world sounds very beguiling to an oldie like me (I left a troubled world behind. Now let me tell you how to fix it, 20 March). However, I've lost count of the number of times in my life that I have heard this siren song, but no one with any influence ever seems to listen or even wake up. But, as Mark says, we can try small remedies ourselves should we be lucky enough to have a garden. It reminds me of an old Canadian friend who was convinced he could protect his family from the coming apocalypse by buying a farm, until he realised he'd have to have a gun - and use it - to stop those less fortunate from taking what he had. Or the 1970s German bumper sticker that translated as "everyone wants to go back to Eden but no one wants to go on foot".
Linda Marriott
North Hykeham, Lincolnshire

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