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
View ArticleDanny 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...
View ArticleKen Burns interviewed about Vietnam War documentary series. Watch clips
From the documentary series, The Vietnam War Directors Ken Burns and Lynn Novick talk about their PBS documentary series, The Vietnam War.… Read more
View ArticleCompetition as a distraction
“Let ’em argue” Why are some British politicians so keen on injecting “competition” into the the lives of working people? Andy Beckett: “In the early years of the 21st century, the inevitability of an...
View Article150 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
View ArticleJeremy 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
View ArticleJames 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...
View ArticleAnn Pettifor on Carillion: ‘a grand Ponzi scheme’
There is no alternative (TINA) a slogan used by Margaret Thatcher to signify that the market economy is the only system that works.… Read more
View ArticleBrexit explained in three tweets
Three recent tweets encapsulate the misinformation, corruption and mess of Brexit Britain. They’re a window into a peculiar time. The UK government’s Department for International Trade (DIT) “helps...
View ArticleBrexit, empire and cultural dementia. David Andress demolishes lazy nationalism
A leave voter at the Save Brexit Rally wants Brexit to “get back to being a British Empire”. Are his views a product of ‘cultural dementia’?… Read more
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