This from Brendan May, (as far as I’m aware – no relation): Of course this was no gaslighting. But it does demonstrate the same policy-free vacuousness that we currently have to endure, where we get flagshagging while not ending food poverty and statue protection and not greater investment in education… We are still seemingly relaxing… Read more
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Financial freedom seems to be feudalsim in different clothes
Money as Felix Martin has suggested, seems to give you both freedom and stability. He wonders whether this proposition is possible? After all it used not to be: Barons were for life and inherited that life – and feudal peasants the same. Today’s ‘freedom’ was unknown. Of course today’s freedom includes the freedom to be… Read more
London Underground Information Board tells it like it is…
At least somebody tells it like it is. Probably unfortunate that more are not travelling on the Underground…… Read more
Where and what is Monetary Dignity?
We no longer have la corvée, or bridge repairs to undertake once a month. In place of these original societal obligations our society gets things done by spending money. Money is, or ought to be, the equivalent of the common good, which is societies’ method of actually getting things done – for the common good…. Read more
‘Global Britain’ is closed
I can understand why many will be mystified why I’m showing a picture of Redruth station in 1902: But it (click to enlarge) simply indicates the amount of emigration from Cornwall at the time – though if you see the later photos in the booking hall of Redruth station nowadays the platforms are actually even… Read more
Fascistic tendencies…
I thought this, from the inimitable Cold War Steve, was worth our attention. Click to enlarge – if you dare…. At least surely the flag fetishists might stop and reflect??… Read more
Banks exist to create IOUs
That is literally what banks are for. If that is why banks exist, then the next question has to be who are they creating these IOUs for? This is important because those IOUs created by the money issuing authority are of little consequence. It can issue more of them or indeed accept back IOUs at… Read more
Chaos, democracy and policing by consent
It was reported that Sunday’s protestors in Bristol even graffitied Police riot shields – perhaps. But the only evidence I can find is that they actually sprayed hearts on them. Criminal damage for sure, but someone was having a bit of a laugh and hardly a heinous crime. Of course I’m not in favour of… Read more
Voting as a privilege for those with the right photo ID
The Guardian reported on Thursday that: The supreme court is to hear a challenge to the government’s decision to hold voter ID trials in 2019 in a case that could have implications for the wider rollout of the scheme. And that: Cat Smith, shadow minister for democracy, said: “Voting is a fundamental democratic right, not… Read more
Police Bill and power
Rebecca Long-Bailey gives two and a half minutes or so of heartfelt opposition to the Police Bill now going through Parliament – amazingly without a single Conservative MP voting against. This Bill not only infringes everyone’s right to free expression, it neatly entails the everyday politicisation of the Police, which as we have seen during… Read more