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Establish an official Martian Government, which would Editor’s note:
initially be based on earth. The government would be British Euro-sceptics
genuinely responsible for affairs on Mars such as might argue that such
planetary exploration, settlement and commerce. As an an alien government
internationally coordinated project, the Martian has been running in
Government would also serve as a research and Brussels for some
years already.
55development tool for experimental political systems
and models of government that may later be employed
on earth to represent whole continents or, ultimately,
the whole planet.
56RupertKaye Editor’s note:
20 October 2000 If successful, the
proprietors might well
Open a supermarket selling only brand names and only expect their feature
the top brand name in each product sector. The same products to be
shelf space normally employed to display a range of supplied free of
competing brands would be filled with just one product. charge by the grateful
There would be fridges filled with Coke and whole aislesmanufacturer.
of Heinz beans. Shoppers could vote for the leading
brands in each sector and food companies would
compete for the status of being selected. The store would
cultivate a brand-name culture, inspiring top-brand
cookbooks or themed brand-name-only dinner parties.
David Owen
21 October 2000
