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There is no alternative (TINA) a slogan used by Margaret Thatcher to signify that the market economy is the only system that works.

Ann Pettifor on Carillion: ‘a grand Ponzi scheme’

January 20, 2018January 20, 2018 Extrageographic0

In a recent interview Ann Pettifor, global financial analyst, spoke about the corrupted crony capitalism that led to the collapse of Carillion, a major Government contractor.… Read more

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James Joyce in summary: escape is a key theme in his work

January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 Extrageographic0

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

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Jeremy Clarkson buys an electric car: an optimistic vision of the UK’s EV future

January 15, 2018January 15, 2018 Extrageographic0

A nation’s stories play a large part in its future. Established ideas become conventional wisdom in social institutions. The institutions then draw on this wisdom when enacting public policy.… Read more

150 people run the world and politicians are puppets says Chamath Palihapitiya

December 11, 2017December 11, 2017 Extrageographic0

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

November 21, 2017January 8, 2018 Extrageographic0

Why are some British politicians so keen on injecting “competition” into the lives of working people?… Read more

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When the USA supported Vietnamese revolutionaries

October 29, 2017January 2, 2018 Extrageographic0

In conversation, directors of The Vietnam War PBS documentary series explored the roots of the conflict.

The ten-part, 18-hour documentary film series The Vietnam War has been shown on PBS in the US, and BBC in the UK.… Read more

Danny Dorling on the housing crisis: “it can’t be left to market forces”

October 25, 2017October 29, 2017 Extrageographic0

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

September 22, 2017September 22, 2017 Extrageographic2

Is Boris Johnson encouraging simplistic notions of national identity in an attempt to further his political career?

UK Foreign Secretary Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson was born in New York City.… Read more