DEVOLUTION

The octopus as an exciting ideal model for devolution

Claire Spencer says the politics of devolution focuses on red lines, postcode lotteries and unhelpful binaries, and the octopus model overcomes that.

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By Claire Spencer | 03 July 2024
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I'd like to talk to you about the octopus.

Six years ago, I read Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith, a celebration of the unique intelligence of octopuses and other cephalopods.

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Claire Spencer

Popular articles by Claire Spencer

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