Less of the safety – Good old Boris ! at Ethical Companies

Less of the safety – Good old Boris !

Not living in London I don’t know a lot about Boris Johnson, except the fact he has a lot more hair (and money) than I have. My weekly reading list usually includes Jeremy Clarkson on the Times Online site and assorted other social “commentators” but I’ve never read the Telegraph and therefore not come across Boris Johnson’s mutterings.

So it was with some interest that I read Boris’s comments: “We are now so spineless, I will never see a man walk on Mars”. He comments on how our society has become safety obsessed and averse to risk. I think he has a point. Our society simply doesn’t have the inclination towards great exploration that we once had. Now in the case of space I’m sure that a manned space trip to Mars needs some serious funding; and a “whip round” down at the Nag’s Head isn’t going to “cut it” but he’s right, maybe we’re more excited about comparing Meerkats than we are about space exploration. Whatever happened to the human race’s sense of adventure ? Heck if NASA calls me up I’ll go to Mars, I’m game.

Steve