After WW2, the world and its leaders had to contend with the reality of what the war had left them with. The war was over but in the post-war world it probably felt as though peace was fragile. The conflict was still so raw, and people were still bitter. These sentiments could not grow into what they had amounted to last time. This time round had to be different.

As some of you might have heard in assembly last week, we have been discussing 41 Questions surrounding technology (we’d love for you to have a look – feel free to contact us about your thoughts!), particularly whether technology can empower us. We think that technology can always be used for good in the right hands; as with everything, if we have good intentions these resources can be valuable for us all. But, in the same way, technology can also harm us if misused.

Although you will not be able to tell on the Unconquered Peaks website, I’ve written this article in a gorgeously stylish font (Goudy Old Style, if you must know), in a feeble attempt to convey the beauty and the sophistication of what we mortals call Houseplants. They say sharing is caring, and so today I would like to share with you my reasoning as to why we should all idolise houseplants, put them on a pedestal (literally and figuratively – go get your Monstera one of those three-legged metal stands), and generally surround ourselves with them. If you’re in desperate need of hoarding something – hoard plants.

The 2nd Amendment in the US Constitution has often been a topic of divided debate, often regarding the moral question around arms and weaponry. However, regardless of moral implications behind guns, there is a strong argument to be made that this Amendment is quite simply outdated in modern society.

The production and delivery of food to consumers brings with it numerous, complex sustainability issues; from giant meat produces, which emit tonnes of CO2 every day, through to the logistics behind the transportation and distribution of food. To ensure alignment with the Paris Agreement goals of ‘pursuing efforts to limit global temperature rise of 1.5 degrees’[1], the carbon footprint associated with the movement of food needs to be reduced.