Resilience required: Rupert Read’s Thought for the Week

‘Adaptation is no longer optional.’

by Rupert Read 6th February 2026

Collapse is no longer a distant possibility. A terrifying government report, forced into the light of day by Freedom of Information requests, makes this clear in its title: ‘Ecosystem collapse & national security’. Collapse draws near through climate breakdown, the acceleration of artificial intelligence, geopolitical fracture – and through their interaction. Yet this is not only a political emergency. It’s a spiritual one: a crisis of meaning, of what we hold sacred, of what we are willing – or unwilling – to face together.