Time to shine a light on corporate welfare
While the attack on social welfare threatens hundreds of thousands in the UK with destitution, there has been virtually no public discussion about the role, cost and desirability of corporate
Austerity: an exercise in collective self-delusion
Positive thinking is a powerful tool. According to self-help guides, it is a sure route to creating an optimum emotional and intellectual state that will lead us inexorably to satisfying
Phrases and sayings that should be decommissioned without delay, number 1: “We’re all in this together”
Before 2010, if someone had ever told me that we were “all in this together”, I would have assumed he/she was referring to a challenge or issue that 1) affected
RIP capitalism: it was good (for periods) knowing you
http://youtu.be/LLe8N5IvcVY It’s not often that I’ll recommend viewing an entire programme on economics, but this latest edition of the Keiser Report is worth watching. That’s both because it’s entertaining in
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Bringing the banksters to book
http://youtu.be/8OakEqlYII4?t=4m5s With publication in the UK of the latest report into banking standards, here’s an interesting discussion on Thursday’s BBC This Week programme which invited former market trader and financial
In pursuit of happiness, part 2: The world of work
Like father, like son: a parent’s life chances are, more often than not, passed to their children Being a reader of this blog, you’re obviously dynamic, tenacious and results driven.
‘Squeezing the poor’
Why does all the austerity justification – ‘we must make tough decisions and suffer pain before we can recover’ – sound familiar? Oh yes, because we’ve all been here before.
Lights, camera, inaction! Yes, it’s Eastenders
The other day, I snuggled down in front of my computer to watch the latest edition of BBC1’s primetime soap Eastenders – something I’ve not watched for more than 25
5000 People With Cancer Declared Fit For Work Boasts Grant Shapps
5000 People With Cancer Declared Fit For Work Boasts Grant Shapps.
So farewell, then, Ethical Performance…
After a year and a half as managing editor of Ethical Performance, I’ve decided to go back to working as a freelance journalist. A brave decision, perhaps, with the economic