The Innovation Deficit
Last week, I attended an evening seminar at the Management school of my university. The…
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The Impossibility of Angels
Yesterday, I attended an activists’ training course which was held at my union’s headquarters in…
The Politics of Waste
Commentators often try to obscure simple truths by utilising the dry vocabulary of economics. Behind…
A Touch of Lime
The economist John Maynard Keynes once famously said to a questioner, “When the facts change,…
Health Care Conundrum
An esteemed colleague of mine challenged the blogging community to explain American healthcare and the…
Education, Education, Education
I’m not a big fan of Georg Friedrich Handel’s operas. For those who aren’t familiar…
It’s a Cold Call World
One of the most irritating aspects of my job is that I receive many speculative…