tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post1427707770652458523..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Wordplay - sustainableA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-8725361658414814932012-05-31T07:12:33.569+01:002012-05-31T07:12:33.569+01:00Sam - I rather like the idea that what we do shoul...Sam - I rather like the idea that what we do should be sustainable, I just don't like the way a rather useful word has been damaged.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-16974712051502024082012-05-30T20:26:23.684+01:002012-05-30T20:26:23.684+01:00I have always thought it had, in certain contexts,...I have always thought it had, in certain contexts, a distinctly conservative aspect to it.<br /><br />"Is it sustainable?" means "can we carry on doing it this way indefinitely and avoid grief?"Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-74738867633599205032012-05-30T19:20:17.343+01:002012-05-30T19:20:17.343+01:00Roger - I think they've discovered sustainable...Roger - I think they've discovered sustainable politics - gang up on the electorate and export government functions abroad.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-14712231843121567032012-05-30T14:08:15.848+01:002012-05-30T14:08:15.848+01:00Sustainable - such a vague and flexible word and f...Sustainable - such a vague and flexible word and from a human perspective a chimera. But so useful to the politician, a word that can mean anything and - especially good - can justify doing nothing. So no new housing, no new rails and roads and airports. So no objections, no lost votes, no trouble in the newspapers - and no growth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com