There is no alternative (TINA) a slogan used by Margaret Thatcher to signify that the market economy is the only system that works.
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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
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
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
Reality is not what it seems warns Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari
Harari: the crucial thing is to differentiate between the fictional stories and reality
Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind and Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, talks about the importance of making the effort to distinguish between reality and fiction.… Read more
Running Royals? What’s the subtext?
Caption: Royal line. A competitive Prince Harry beat his brother and sister-in-law at the Olympic park yesterday in an event for their mental health charity Heads Together
Why did The Times newspaper place a large colourful photo of the younger members of the British royal family on its front page?… Read more