There's something so romantic about winter and I don't know whether that's just because

I'm a bit of a homebody and I love a 5th.

But I think it's just the holiday period.

It's just for me, it's the most romantic period.

And I think anyone who's listened to my records will know that I'm quite a big fan of romance.

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In regard to the topic of climate change, a short parable on the words Adapt and Midagate,

with apologies to the author of the three little picks, whoever that might be.

Because in that story, when the Big Bad Wolf came for the smart pig, the smart pig was

able to retreat to his house, which of course he had made of bricks.

And he survives.

He knew that the wolf was coming and by going with bricks, he had adapted to the impact

of what was at his door, which was a wolf huffing and puffing.

So he survived by adapting.

But what if the smart pig instead had focused more on the cause of the threat?

And he had just gone outside and shot the damn wolf.

Well, then he would have been mitigating the threat by directly addressing the cause.

That would be mitigation.

Both are important clearly.

And that is the choice that we are going to be debating tonight in this debate.

Whether we should be putting more of our effort into adapting to what's coming or more

of our effort into mitigating the effects of what's coming.

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