There is no alternative (TINA) a slogan used by Margaret Thatcher to signify that the market economy is the only system that works.
… Read moreAnn Pettifor on Carillion: ‘a grand Ponzi scheme’
James Joyce in summary: escape is a key theme in his work
Image of James Joyce (detail) – Louis Le Brocquy
Throughout his life James Joyce attempted to escape – from war, religion, convention, narrative structure, language…
“When the soul of a man is born in this country there are nets flung at it to hold it back from flight.… Read more
Jeremy Clarkson buys an electric car: an optimistic vision of the UK’s EV future
A slide about the adoption of electric vehicles – from Pod Point
A nation’s stories play a large part in its future. Established ideas become conventional wisdom in social institutions.… Read more
150 people run the world and politicians are puppets says Chamath Palihapitiya
Chamath Palihapitiya
Near-billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya spoke with unusual frankness to, in his words, the “leaders of the future” at Stanford Graduate School of Business in November 2017.… Read more
Competition as a distraction
“Let ’em argue”
Why are some British politicians so keen on injecting “competition” into the lives of working people?… Read more
When the USA supported Vietnamese revolutionaries
From the documentary series, The Vietnam War
In conversation, directors of The Vietnam War PBS documentary series explored the roots of the conflict.… Read more
Danny Dorling on the housing crisis: “it can’t be left to market forces”
The Shard, London.
On NovaraFM, James Butler, Dawn Foster and Danny Dorling discussed the housing crisis in contemporary Britain.
Professor Danny Dorling, talking about the empty blocks of flats littering cities:
“Housing doesn’t work by the laws of supply and demand.… Read more
Boris Johnson and fake Brexit nationalism
One half of Boris Johnson
Is Boris Johnson encouraging simplistic notions of national identity in an attempt to further his political career?… Read more
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