Tag Archives: neoliberalism

The world gone mad or is it just me ?

Posted on July 19, 2016 by admin

A mad world out there where ever we look The year 2016 is shaping up as one of the craziest in living memory. And mine goes back to World War II. Bristol Mural That was the opening sentence of this … Continue reading →

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Brexit : “Without a single shot being fired”

Posted on June 26, 2016 by admin

Brexit: The unthinkable has happened One of the most amazing facts of the whole Brexit story is that the political and business elites and the so called “market” did not see it coming. Or rather they would not believe that it could … Continue reading →

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Labour – Green : Was that so hard ?

Posted on June 21, 2016 by admin

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) A couple of weeks back I got the heads up from a Green Party insider to look out for an announcement / press conference that afternoon, which would make the news that day. And did it … Continue reading →

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Neoliberalism: The Beast Thou shall not name

Posted on May 5, 2016 by admin

Neoliberalism – the ideology at the root of all our problems One of the most interesting pieces I read recently was by George Monbiot in The Guardian about Neoliberalism – the ideology at the root of all our problems It opened … Continue reading →

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We are better than this

Posted on December 1, 2015 by admin

The recent Canadian election campaign, which ended in the defeat of the conservative Harper government featured one outstanding campaign ad. It was not produced by the opposition but Adbusters, the Vancouver based anti-consumerist organisation. Even if it is pretty shocking … Continue reading →

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Yanis Varoufakis – What a man !

Posted on July 7, 2015 by admin

Since my last post the Greek tragedy has entered its next act. The referendum produced a surprisingly clear result on the bailout terms : NO  –  61% Yes  – 39% As the play will have a few more acts to go and … Continue reading →

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Climate: Will New Zealand fight alongside the elves or the orcs ?

Posted on June 23, 2015 by admin

Following the militaristic culture and thinking of our ally and only remaining superpower America we frame all our problems in terms of war. War on drugs, war on terror, war on weeds and the list goes on. I am desperately … Continue reading →

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