The paradox of debt
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023I share this content from Steve Keen’s latest newsletter because it reminds me that I have the book he is referring to, and have yet
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We either plan for continuing life on earth or choose democide by default. Which is it to be?
Monday, July 17th, 2023As the Guardian notes in one of its morning newsletters today: Southern Europe is bracing for a second “heat storm” in a week. Record temperatures
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Twitter reach
Friday, June 23rd, 2023The last couple of days have seen ideas developed for this blog being published in Twitter thread format again. I admit that since the takeover
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Tackling some token gesture tax issues will not end the egregious inequality built into the UK tax system
Tuesday, June 6th, 2023The Good Law Project issued a press release this morning saying: Good Law Project and Dale Vince, founder of Ecotricity, have launched a legal challenge
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AI could be a big boost to the NatCs
Monday, May 22nd, 2023Two articles that were well worth reading in the Guardian have had me thinking. The first of them is by Nesrine Malik, and I strongly
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Led by Donkeys: Brexit has failed
Thursday, May 18th, 2023I got this email yesterday, from the inspiring campaigners called ‘Led by Donkeys’: On Monday night Nigel Farage finally admitted that “Brexit has failed”. Of
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Braverman, out of step
Monday, May 15th, 2023As the Guardian notes in its morning comment email: Thousands of Britons should be trained to drive trucks, work in the meat industry and gather
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A podcast update
Saturday, May 13th, 2023Due to the efforts of Andy Moyle, my tech guy, my new podcast called ‘The Account’ is heading for podcast streaming sites. These have been
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Co-operatives Wales: A new economic narrative for the left
Thursday, May 11th, 2023I am giving a talk for Cooperatives Wales on Saturday morning as part of their celebration of Robert Owen Day. My talk on a new
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