Keith,
Great stuff and a productive life.
BTW, did you get an additional pension each time you retired?
Bill
On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 14:57:14 +0000 Keith Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
Hi Frank,
Here's stuff for my biography page. I've probably left something out -- I always do -- then I've got to fiddle the dates again!
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PHOTO (again!) with name underneath
Born 1935; Educated at Bablake School and Lanchester College of Technology;
1957-1967: Experience in industrial chemistry, technical management, quality control management at Courtaulds and Massey-Ferguson;
1968-69: Experience as first professional writer of learning programmes in England with Inadcon, and wrote material for Vickers, Sloan-Duployan and Unesco;
1970: Founder of Warwickshire branch of Conservation Society;
1971:With Noël Newsome, joint-author of report on industrial toxic wates dumping into the countryside to Department of Environment (known in the press at the time as the Cyanide Dossier) which resulted in the passage of Deposit of Poisonous Waste Act 1972 as emergency legislation, the first environmental legislation in the last century apart from clean air legislation;
1972: Founder and editor of Towards Survival, one of the first environmental journals in the English-speaking world;
1974: Member of Midland Executive of Liberal Party, author of industrial policy proposals for the Midlands;
1975: Member of National Executive of the Liberal Party;
1979: Founder of Jobs for Coventry Foundation, the first privately-sponsored training organisation in England for young unemployed people under the Youth Opportunities Programme;
1982: Founder of Interskills, training organisation in computer and allied skills;
1982: Founder of Coventry Democratic Party, later subsumed into the national party (below)
1982: Member of original Organization Committee of the Social Democratic Party and author of starter- pack material for local convenors; author of various background papers on future development of party politics generally and governance;
1984: Author of Introduction to Computer-Assisted Learning ( Chapman and Hall Computing);
1985: First retirement;
1985: Was introduced to choral singing, one of the finest experiences of my life;
1986: Joint-founder of Property Portraits Limited;
1996: Corresponding member of Futurework List;
1996: Second retirement;
1997: Founder of Handlo Music Limited, publishers of early choral music, the first sheet music publisher on the Internet;
2003: Third retirement;
2003: Founder of Evolutionary Economics website.
Deep and abiding interest in anthropology and neuroscience all through adult life and, more latterly, into evolutionary biology and its applications to economics and future political institutions and governance. Hoping to move soon from Bath to the village of Winsley for final retirement and the breeding of canaries (advice badly sought).
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then my signature and name again, please
Best wishes,
Keith
Keith Hudson, Bath, England, <www.evolutionary-economics.org>
