Tag: united states
The Impossibility of Angels
Yesterday, I attended an activists’ training course which was held at my union’s headquarters in…
Home Sweet Home
The British have a talent for self-deprecation. For someone with American origins this is nothing…
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,…
Run into the Ground
I have been struggling to come up with a suitable metaphor for the state of…
Review: “The Grapes of Wrath” starring Sorcha Cusack and Damian O’Hare
Apart from “I love you”, perhaps the most dangerous statement in the English language is…
The Virtue of Silence
We live in an era that is addicted to communication. I thought about this last…
Health Care Conundrum
An esteemed colleague of mine challenged the blogging community to explain American healthcare and the…
Iran’s Ceausescu Moment
Dictatorships are a waste of everyone’s time. There is no instance in which one has…