Supporters (and opponents) of Trump and Brexit alike are similar in the vigour with which they support their cause in the face of expert options to the contrary and sometimes even in the face of plain simple facts. Why? And why now? Disparity of conviction It would be untrue to say there aren't arguments in… Continue reading Not the archer but the arrow
Category: Musings
Polishing a turd
Pedaling into work this morning I was considering how deeply embedded is the neoliberal doctrine of eternal economic growth, as you do. Even the nice parties are required to promise increasing GDP, more investment, more activity, more of everything all the time. To suggest anything else is backwards and out come all the easy cliches… Continue reading Polishing a turd