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The influence Situationist Guy Debord has had on modern society — especially the advertising industry — is enormous. Debord himself would have hated this. His feelings about advertising were similar to those of Karl Marx on Capitalism. Debord first entered my consciousness in 2001 when the Guardian published a piece in conjunction with the release […]
The influence Situationist Guy Debord has had on modern society — especially the advertising industry — is enormous. Debord himself would have hated this. His feelings about advertising were similar to those of Karl Marx on Capitalism. Debord first entered my consciousness in 2001 when the Guardian published a piece in conjunction with the release […]
Can a man be mansplained at? — Will Davies (@davies_will) 9 May 2016 I tend to flit from Mansplaining to Childsplaining. Not proud of this.
Why should we continue to pay to protect Tony Blair from the vengeance of those he has wronged? In a recent response to a Freedom of Information Request the Home Office have refused to confirm or deny that they spend a single penny of their budget on protecting Tony Blair. This is on the grounds […]
David Cameron has declared his ‘respect’ for Donald Trump — but most Britons haven’t forgotten the Bush/Blair relationship and fear another murderous Bromance. For the sake of context let it be known that neither the Bush family: nor religious Republican Speaker Paul Ryan are prepared to endorse Donald Trump: Yet Cameron openly states that Trump ‘deserves respect’ I wonder […]
In March 2015 George Osborne handed Manchester’s unelected interim Mayor full control of its £6bn a year health budget as part of his flagship Devolution for Cities policy. .@cpeedell George Osborne signs Manchester & NHS over to Vampire Capitalists just before the 2015 Election. Sneaky. pic.twitter.com/ss01FUSBLu — Ranjan Balakumaran (@financialeyes) March 3, 2015 This gave […]
The perversity of politics is such that neither the Bush family: nor the religious right-wing fundamentalist Paul Ryan: are willing to endorse Donald Trump: but UK Prime Minister David Cameron says he deserves our respect!
The European Central Bank’s (ECB) monthly Quantitative Easing (QE) Programme prevents banks, pension funds, and insurance companies from accessing traditional low risk investments and forces them to take on more risk by buying lower quality investments. This has a serious knock-on effect: the more risk we take with our money the more recklessly large firms will behave in our name and the […]
Bill and Melinda are betting that mobile phones, laptops, and GM food are to going mean that Africa will become healthier, smarter, and no longer obliged to import heavily subsidised US food.
Anti-semitism is a hot topic at the moment. London’s Mayoral election happens to be between a man whose father was a Jew and a man whose family is Muslim. The press are implying that Labour have a problem with anti-semitism. No such reports are being made against the Conservatives. Will this irrelevant argument affect the outcome […]
A new Digital Bank just launched in the UK. Their investors include Spanish banking giant BBVA.
I am lost — in yesterday’s Philosophy of Infinity lesson we were told we’ll be meeting Godel’s Incompleteness later on in the course. I believe this precedes Turing Completeness — how are they connected? In November I saw a 2014 youtube interview in which Vitalik Buterin talks about Ethereum on Singularity. I had just heard about Ethereum at […]
The US Government are right behind the Data Science Revolution. Patil argues that US requires a more porous government to enable collaboration between Government, Business, and Universities.
There is such a thing as Stockholm Syndrome — in which one falls in love with one’s captor. I wonder if it’s caused by a lack of or an overactive imagination — or by limited options — by scarcity of choice. After years of exclusion, I don’t know if I will ever be able to explain how I managed to […]
Now that Professor Richard Murphy of the Tax Justice Network is winning the argument on tax maybe some of Ezra Pound’s critics will have a rethink. Professor Murphy has just posted a message on his site in which he says: A government running out of money is as likely as us running out of miles Whilst this […]
Chips Hardy (father of Tom Hardy) has written an excellent play about a wounded British soldier. Badly wounded in action by friendly fire, army veteran Moss lives in a small flat with his highly- strung nephew Carver. When Marta, a young Eastern European carer, enters their tiny world the results are as disruptive as they […]
Ali Baba is one of the biggest companies in the world. Bigger than Amazon, Google, & Facebook. This film tells its story. #ALIBABA
According to They Work for You new DWP Chief Stephen Crabb took £2,000 off a Goldman Sachs Director, Lord Griffiths, in June 2015. Welshman Lord Griffiths is also a Director of Rupert Murdoch’s Times. Before joining Goldman, Lord Griffiths was Mrs Thatcher’s Chief Strategy in the 80’s. Despite repeatedly voting for cuts to disability benefit Crabb has […]
Trump must be happy coming across as a remorselessly American buffoon — embodying America’s economic & psychological bravado & its associated insecurity. Arthur Koestler, in his 1964 book, The Act of Creation, claims the Joker intermediates between the Artist & the Scientist. Like the child in the Emperor’s New Clothes & Shakespeare’s Fool, Trump […]
Multimillionaire Mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith has voted to cut disability benefit by £30 a week despite being a patron of a local disability charity. According to the Richmond and Twickenham Times, Goldsmith has been a patron of Richmond Aid since March 2011. Campaigners are asking how he can remain patron of the charity while taking […]
According to the Independent wealthy London Mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith has just voted to cut disability benefit by £30 per week. When asked if his money stops him from understanding normal people, Goldsmith usually says that he was dealt a good hand in life but that he does what he can to help people.
Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson say we should get out of the EU and sign our own trade deals with USA, India & China. That Brussels shouldn’t negotiate anything on our behalf. But despite all this talking about trade they never use the terms TTIP, CETA or TiSA. Even David Cameron — the biggest defender […]
No More Change to FOI The BBC rarely responds to Freedom of Information Requests. But it sends them. Newsnight Presenter Chris Cook uses FOI but hides when quizzed himself. BBC refuse to reveal Chris Cook’s Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form.
Trichet says “Ireland saved herself” and that there was no pressure from Frankfurt! Not sure if anyone believes him. #megabackdoorbailout
Sir Jeremy Heywood, aka Sir Cover-Up is being grilled by the Public Administration Select Committee over the decision to prevent Brexit ministers from accessing EU papers. Jenkin is a Eurosceptic. Should be fun. #brexit #nottip
What makes a successful work environment? a. Furniture b. Wallpaper c. Acoustics What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team
Linda Kaucher of Stop TTIP joined us this evening to discuss CETA, TTIP, TISA and what is currently missing from the UK BREXIT debate. Linda uses and explains several trade terms, concepts and rulings. Discussions also centred around the left’s unwillingness to campaign for BREXIT, despite the cheap labour implications implicit within the international trade […]
Dame Janet Smith’s much awaited Inquiry into the BBC’s systematic protection of VIP Paedophiles finally reported this week. However its release and impact have been overshadowed by #Brexit. Hats off to Peter Brookes for his sketch in today’s Times. Eric Gill designed the famous Gill font as well as the Prospero & Ariel sculpture outside […]
Tom Barlow, Political Editor of Real Media, discusses prospects for a Leftist BREXIT.
Bill Gates talks with WSJ’s Rebecca Blumenstein at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, about digital technology and how genetically modified organisms are the key to ending hunger in Africa. #GMfood #TTIP #Gates #nosuchthingasafreegift
