Peripheral Vision

a celebration of intellectual trespassing by a retired "social scientist" as he tries to make sense of the world..... Gillian Tett puts it rather nicely in her 2021 book “Anthro-Vision” - “We need lateral vision. That is what anthropology can impart: anthro-vision”.

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Martin Amis - stylist extraordinaire

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Martin Amis’ unexpected death has produced an outpouring of admiration bordering on love. One of the rare exceptions was Terry Eagleton whos...

Sunday, May 21, 2023

The Pursuit of Truth

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I pride myself on my “open mind” – although I do realise that I am as guilty as anyone of confirmation bias . On the Covid issue, I have fol...

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Getting Balance in our Lives

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These days, we seem to love to hate. The Declassified UK website is a typical “scandal-monger” in its focus on wrong-doing. They have just ...

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

“The Hidden Pleasures of Life”

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This is the title of a book by Theodor Zeldin, hidden behind others, and pulled from the shelves here in my Ploiesti flat and one of whose a...

Monday, May 8, 2023

The Black Dog barks again

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I’ve not posted for a full four weeks. Let me try to explain my silence. Some knee problems caused me to seek some help from the local physi...

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nomadron: Bran-Rucar corridor, Carpathian mountains..., Romania; Can be contacted at bakuron2003@yahoo.co.uk Political refugee from Thatcher's Britain (or rather Scotland) who has been on the move since 1991. First in central Europe - then from 1999 Central Asia and Caucasus. Working on EU projects - related to building capacity of local and central government. Home base is an old house in the Carpathian mountains

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