Shush, we’re building the Scoundrel Dome
Patriots don’t celebrate democracy; patriots shut up and smile while the world’s great corporations come together for a giant trial of their prowess in pocketing a lot of public money. C’mon the Olympics…
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Shush, we’re building the Scoundrel Dome
Patriots don’t celebrate democracy; patriots shut up and smile while the world’s great corporations come together for a giant trial of their prowess in pocketing a lot of public money. C’mon the Olympics…
The business agenda – intentionally lost in translation
There is a whole lexicon of business-leader-speak which is crafted to sound like objective analysis of the state of the nation rather than the self-interested lobbying it really is
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We can’t keep pretending that Lockerbie is over
The tide in Lockerbie is around our ears; it is too late to play Canute, but there is just about time to lift up our heads
We’re not losing the class war, but we are losing the battles
The class war rumbles on, but we need to lift up our eyes and remind ourselves that universalism is a crucial element in any victory
Read More »We’re not losing the class war, but we are losing the battles
It’s like praising Actimel during the plague
Two stories sitting next to each other today suggest that people still don’t really understand the underlying economic problems we face
The belligerent Major is not alone
Finally, a politician says in public that the military damages people. If only anyone would listen.
Scottish film can’t be all flower, no stem
The debate on a Scottish film industry simply reflects Scotland’s default economic strategy – try and transplant success with nothing to support it
It’s a Craig Whyte economy
Suddenly everyone knows that the Rangers owner is a devious parasite. So why don’t they realise that he is the embodiment of British Capitalism and not an aberration?
Coercion – its the way of the right
There has been such endless discussion of the Tory Government ‘workfare’ scheme that if you weren’t paying attention you’d think it was a technical matter and not a right-wing fetish with pushing people about