We appear to be living through a period of perpetual crisis – emerging from COVID into a cost of living disaster, with politicians declaring a health and care emergency while knowing that all of this will be made much worse if we don't get to grips with climate change. 

We also know that all of these issues impact first and worst on those in our society who have least – least choice about where and how they live and least resilience to cope with unforeseen shocks or seemingly unstoppable global trends.