Category Archives: Current Affairs

Cut the Cuts, George

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Nick

I know, I’ve covered the cuts before. But a couple of things I read over the weekend really hammered home to me the sheer economic wrong-headedness of the scale and speed of the cuts that are going to happen come … Continue reading →

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The Market, the State and the Credit Crunch

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Nick

The government’s on-going public spending cull has got me thinking about the role of the state in a free market economy. My distaste for the free market is by now well documented. However, it is still very much the best … Continue reading →

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Why the WikiLeaks War Diaries Matter

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Nick

The recent emergence of the WikiLeaks war diaries has served to re-spark anger about the war formerly known as terror amongst those who oppose it. Although the detail of these diaries as published in The Guardian and other places is … Continue reading →

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The Climate Non-Debate

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Nick

In the face of the economic crisis climate change has been getting little attention from the media of late. To say that this is a mistake is both obvious and an understatement. Interest and belief in global warming was waning … Continue reading →

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What Thatcher Couldn’t Do

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Nick

This week has been a week full of policy announcements from the Tory government. The dismantling of the FSA in return for cash from big food companies was the first blow, although as Deborah Orr eloquently put it: the FSA … Continue reading →

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