Philobiblon

I find the Gaia hypothesis a useful way sometimes to think about ecology, although I usually resist the temptation to anthropomorphise the planet. But it is hard not to think that with days of heavy fog around Heathrow in the run-up to Christmas, the planet is doing its best to defend itself: Stranded passengers turn to rail – maybe next year they’ll just go that way straight off, as they should for short trips within Europe.