Thursday, November 17, 2016

Our Amnesia

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Most of the material I come across about political economy is pretty abstract – individuals rarely figure (except those such as Thatcher...
Wednesday, November 16, 2016

The real watershed of the modern era

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1979 is the year people point to as the critical date when the certainties of the immediate post-war period ended – with the election of...
Sunday, November 13, 2016

A Fatal Detachment

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Last Sunday’s blogpost – before the Trump victory which was so obvious for those with eyes to see – focussed on populism and on the rage...
Friday, November 11, 2016

Leonard Cohen RIP

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For the past decade, Leonard Cohen's songs have captured me......it was only a few weeks ago that I enjoyed the youtubes shown below...
Tuesday, November 8, 2016

How to Run a Government

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Michael Barber’s 2015 book How to Run a Government has what to a Brit is a rather off-putting American sub-title – “ so that citizens ben...
Sunday, November 6, 2016

Populism - what is it?

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A common theme of current journalism is the “populist” rage tearing through the fabric of western politics…...as expressed. for example, i...
Friday, November 4, 2016

Trump looks set........

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In 2014 I followed the long debate about Scottish Independence very closely on my blog – taking an agnostic view and offering no hostage...
Sunday, September 18, 2016

a Curate’s Egg

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Paul Mason is an engaging writer but, now that I have finished his Post Capitalism – a guide to our future , I have to admit to a feeling ...