Perversely, Web 2.0 has become synonymous with an American mythology of freedom. But information technology works best in small well-organised political units with high levels of social protection. So there is every reason to believe that the net works best with another notion of freedom – the security of knowing that failure will not have [...]
Neoclassical econometricians with their mad scientist dreams have debased economics. That is why, even though many of its specific mechanical and behavioural insights remain valid, the metatheory of neoclassical economics should be consigned to the scrapheap, argues Thus counter cultural anti-economist Chris Gilchrist. Now pay attention . . . . . Most of us suspect that [...]
By John Kelly
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Also posted in Economics, Finance, consumerism, political theory
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Tagged Adam Smith, Anglo-Saxon model, California land taxes, Chris Gilchrist, Ernst Schumacher, Galbraith, George Soros, Henry George, if the banks have been whores economists have been their pimps, labour-versus-capital model, land value tax, libertarian human scale economics, lloyd george, Marx, Marx predicted that financial capitalism would destroy capitalism, Neoclassical econometricians with their mad scientist dreams have debased economics, neoclassical economic metatheory, political economists, Progress and Poverty, Ricardo. Marx, Samuel Brittan, time for a new economic model
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April 14, 2009 – 12:30 pm
In no particular order, and with no special weighting, here are a few facts gleaned from the media with help from friends of Thus at Ten. Please feel free to send in your own facts. We need them in this era of spin and errant fantasy: 68% of Britons believe that MP’s salaries are ‘too [...]
By John Kelly
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Also posted in Culture, Policy, Politics, Social studies, UK politics, consumerism, consumers, retail
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Tagged 000 UK council employees paid six figure salaries, 100, 100000 council workers paid six-figure salaries, 300000 NHS workers are obese, 42% of Brits think MPs abuse the system, 68% of Britons believe that MP’s salaries are too generous, 68% of Brits believe MPs are overpaid, 800000 UK more people are fearful, Alistair Darling, Fred Goodwin, post office, RBS, RBS Fred Goodwin spent £100000 per month on chauffeurs, Ten, UK deficit 2.7% more than forecast, Uk government spends £400 milliom pa on advertising, UK post Office spends £1 million on rubber bands, UK Post office spends £1 million PA on elastic bands
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January 5, 2009 – 11:54 am
Leicester is now officially one of the most diverse towns in the UK, forecast to be the first to have a majority non-white population by 2011. Good news for everyone, argues John Keyes. My memories of being brought up in Leicester are in most ways fairly typical of anybody of my age and class. Regiments of [...]
By John Kelly
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Also posted in Asia, British identity, Culture, Ethnography, India, Politics, citizens' rights, consumers, multiculturalism, retail
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Tagged East Asians, Goan, goans, Immigration, Irish, Leicester, multiculturalism, Pakistan, South Asians, UK, You could do a lot worse than Leicester
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December 10, 2008 – 7:55 pm
By John J Kelly In yet another demonstration of the sort of lateral thinking that has made Gordon Brown not only saviour of the banks but saviour of the world, Work and Pensions Minister James Purnell announced a government pledge to force long term sickness benefits claimants and some single mothers back to work. The Welfare Reform White [...]
By John Kelly
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Also posted in British Constitution, Business, Economics, Environment, Law and order, Politics, Social studies, UK politics, Welfare State, citizens' rights, human rights abuse, political theory
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Tagged benefit fraud, citizens' rights, disabled, employment, gordon, james purnell, John J Kelly, Phil Woolas, Policy, social policy, Social studies, UK government, wonkstuff
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December 8, 2008 – 4:08 pm
By Julia Margo, Demos One of the themes to emerge from debates last week about the Karen Matthews/Baby P/shocking state of social services scandals was the ongoing saga of Britain’s teenage birth rate, or more precisely the so-called benefit claiming class of teenage single mothers who suck up state resources and services, do not work, [...]
By JuliaMargo
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Also posted in Culture, Economics, Policy, Politics, Social studies, UK politics, citizens' rights
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Tagged benefits, james purnell, Karen Matthews, social policy, social services, society, Sure Start, teenage mothers, teenage parents
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December 8, 2008 – 3:50 pm
By Julia Margo, Demos I expect that my fascination with Karen Matthews is predictably middle class. Her crime may be heinous, but she has captured our imagination in her role as working class anti-hero: a reminder of how some people (the ‘other half’) live in today’s Britain. The weekend coverage of sink estates – the [...]
By JuliaMargo
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Also posted in Human rights, Law and order, Policy, Politics, Social studies, UK politics, Uncategorized, citizens' rights
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Tagged class war, Conservatives, Karen Matthews, Law and order, middle class, New Labour, social policy, Social studies, Thus
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