Yes, it's Davos time again. 'Are you going, boss?' Ha! Ha, ha, ha! 'Is that a no, then?' Ha, ha, ha! Voice, man. FFS! 'I suppose you haven't been invited?' Er, I'm invited every year. But I refuse to go every year. 'Okay.' Yes. / Anyway ...
Rome, 23 January 2018 - As an unprecedented number of government and business leaders gather at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos today to improve international collaboration in a 'fragmented world', the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) issued an urgent call to remember the world's poorest and most marginalized people.
Oh, right. As if all these billionaires are going to remember the world's poorest and most marginalized people. 'Don't have a go at the billionaires, boss.' Why not?! Listen, son, there's absolutely nothing wrong with being a multi-millionaire. I aim to be one myself. But who on earth needs to be a billionaire, let alone a multi-billionaire?! 'Hang on! These guys own businesses and create millions of jobs.' Oh, of course they do. Go and work in an Amazon warehouse, Voice, and then get back to me. FFS! The only good billionaire is Elon Musk. 'Yeah? Why?' Two reasons. Firstly, he wants to save the world with his electric cars and solar panels and shit. Secondly, he wants to escape this godforsaken planet in one of his rockets. 'Oh.' And I'm hoping he'll take me with him. / Anyway ...
"International collaboration and economic development will only be successful if it takes into account the needs and realities of the millions of rural people who are besieged with hunger, poverty and the shocks of climate change," said IFAD President Gilbert F. Houngbo prior to joining the high-level discussions in Switzerland. "Their reality has to be taken into account as leaders work to address the multitude of economic challenges on the global agenda."
"The fact that 815 million people go hungry today is not about global production levels, but rather a matter of poverty and inequality, of conflict, and the exclusion of small-scale producers from larger food systems," Houngbo added. "Many of the world's poor live in rural areas, and most of them are engaged in small-scale farming. As drivers of economic growth, food security and environmental preservation, they have the potential to transform the future. But they cannot do it alone."
Okay. Thanks, Gilbert.
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Anything else? Well, I've been reading a good book about David Bowie by Dylan Jones. He chose the easy way to write it, but it's still good. 'What's the easy way, Mikey?' Just doing interviews, man, and putting them straight in the book. So it's just a load of talking voices. 'Oh.' It's a bit lazy, but I don't mind. 'Dylan Jones is probably a very busy man.' Yeah, probably. / Actually, the book is a decent reminder of how tough the music business is, even for superstars. And that's why I'm taking my time with my new demo. Greatness or nothing!
Laters.
Rome, 23 January 2018 - As an unprecedented number of government and business leaders gather at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos today to improve international collaboration in a 'fragmented world', the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) issued an urgent call to remember the world's poorest and most marginalized people.
Oh, right. As if all these billionaires are going to remember the world's poorest and most marginalized people. 'Don't have a go at the billionaires, boss.' Why not?! Listen, son, there's absolutely nothing wrong with being a multi-millionaire. I aim to be one myself. But who on earth needs to be a billionaire, let alone a multi-billionaire?! 'Hang on! These guys own businesses and create millions of jobs.' Oh, of course they do. Go and work in an Amazon warehouse, Voice, and then get back to me. FFS! The only good billionaire is Elon Musk. 'Yeah? Why?' Two reasons. Firstly, he wants to save the world with his electric cars and solar panels and shit. Secondly, he wants to escape this godforsaken planet in one of his rockets. 'Oh.' And I'm hoping he'll take me with him. / Anyway ...
"International collaboration and economic development will only be successful if it takes into account the needs and realities of the millions of rural people who are besieged with hunger, poverty and the shocks of climate change," said IFAD President Gilbert F. Houngbo prior to joining the high-level discussions in Switzerland. "Their reality has to be taken into account as leaders work to address the multitude of economic challenges on the global agenda."
"The fact that 815 million people go hungry today is not about global production levels, but rather a matter of poverty and inequality, of conflict, and the exclusion of small-scale producers from larger food systems," Houngbo added. "Many of the world's poor live in rural areas, and most of them are engaged in small-scale farming. As drivers of economic growth, food security and environmental preservation, they have the potential to transform the future. But they cannot do it alone."
Okay. Thanks, Gilbert.
...
Anything else? Well, I've been reading a good book about David Bowie by Dylan Jones. He chose the easy way to write it, but it's still good. 'What's the easy way, Mikey?' Just doing interviews, man, and putting them straight in the book. So it's just a load of talking voices. 'Oh.' It's a bit lazy, but I don't mind. 'Dylan Jones is probably a very busy man.' Yeah, probably. / Actually, the book is a decent reminder of how tough the music business is, even for superstars. And that's why I'm taking my time with my new demo. Greatness or nothing!
Laters.
