The Parable of the Tokens and the Common Wealth By Cliff Published with permission In a land surrounded by mountains, there was a village where
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The former Labour leader, Neil Kinnock, has suggested that Labour should follow up its imposition of VAT on private schools by now charging VAT on
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We face crises on every front—climate, inequality, insecurity. The economic models we’ve been told are “normal” have failed. So what kind of politics could work
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It was, as planned, a birdwatching day. Susan Mensforth will recognise where I was: That is Snape Maltings in Suffolk, now the home of the
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I am aware that quite a lot of the time, I suggest that humankind is facing multitudinous crises, many of which might threaten our well-being.
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Advertising tells you every day that you’re too old, too poor, too unfashionable. Why? Because unhappiness sells. In this video, I explain how advertising is
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I think that Robert Reich made an essential point in his daily email on Friday. He was discussing the Trump regime’s abandonment of the idea
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Some friends have suggested that I do some serious birdwatching over the next few days. They seem to think that I should be spending some
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The US main stock exchange index yesterday: Given what Trump is now doing to official statistics, this data may be more important now. For some
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