The previous posting where I take on veteran socialist Brian Barder is, perhaps, looked at from the point of view of … love. Read this excellent interview with Eva Illouz: For me at least, the right and left often diverge on the issue of responsibility, of who is responsible for […]
Some thoughts from me over at Business and Politics on the new health problems in Greece as the government there cuts prices for essential medical supplies – quickly condemned by a Greek reader as a patronising diatribe on free market economics. To which I have politely replied. With added panties.
And another Business and Politics piece, suggesting that in the face of a serious problem with no ready solution, the right tone is always to be measured and constructive. And not to seek to find Someone to Blame. Hence some handy tips for President Obama’s speechwriters.
Is hosted by Redemption Blues, who somehow manages to find enough inspiration from my piece on Being, Not Producing to take readers to what I suspect is an unfamiliar place. Namely: Piotr Sztompka’s brilliant essay Civilisational Incompetence: The Trap of Post-Communist Societies (Zeitschrift für Soziologie, Volume 22, Number 2, April 1993, […]
Is hosted by Amused Cynicism (Scottish pirate). With a link to a nifty iPhone app, allowing citizens to notify street fixing issues directly to local councils. This is the sort of idea that the ConDems need to develop – a new Partnership Society.
Here is an intrepid young runner determined to raise money for Race for Life. Many thanks to Specialist Speakers for their fast and generous donation. And to Bev. More please. Much more.
Why does Latin America underperform so consistently? Vast land mass, rich in resources, manageable populations and so on. Yet wracked with instability and fecklessness, which never seem to end. One answer – the fact that the political rules keep changing, which means that in effect there are no rules and so […]
Where does decline come from? Denying reality (emphasis added): Paychecks from private business shrank to their smallest share of personal income in U.S. history during the first quarter of this year, a USA TODAY analysis of government data finds. At the same time, government-provided benefits — from Social Security, unemployment insurance, […]
John Redwood has been giving some serious thought to which laws might be swept away by our new government. His list is long – and well worth consideration. I just fear that until somehow a new government can get to grips with the precautionary principle and the related idea of […]
Mr Eugenides hosts. Including a smart analysis of why Manchester United lost out to Chelsea this year. And a fine link to this timeless helpful advice, said to come from Martin Luther: If the wife will not, nor can performe the due of marriadge, let the chamber-mayde come, and stepp […]
