About the Author

Mayer Hillman is Senior Fellow Emeritus of the Policy Studies Institute. He is the author of numerous reports and books and has made significant contributions to policy debates on a huge range of issues from transport to daylight saving. Lord Young of Dartington has described his work as 'outstanding' and 'formidable'. To mark his 70th birthday the Policy Studies Institute published a book of essays about him called Ahead of Time. He lives in West Hampstead, London.


Advance quote from Wayne Hemingway (co-founder of Red or Dead):
'A welcome non-alarmist, well explained approach to a subject that should cause individuals, institutions and governments to be alarmed.'