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Greed is good, but only in its place

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As the newspaper headlines grow ever more doom laden the search is on for the ultimate cause of the current crisis. For many commentators, Seumas Milne in today’s Guardian is an example, this is the inevitable comeuppance for greedy bankers who have gambled
The confusing nature of public opinion

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It may be a somewhat arbitrary measure, and we couldn’t have done it without the BBC, but yesterday’s RSA fringe meeting at LibDem conference was a mark of great progress. This time last year we held only one fringe meeting and attracted an audience of about
A range of explanations for pessimism

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I have just been reading a draft article about public attitudes soon to appear in a current affairs magazine. The article uses a battery of statistics to highlight the paradoxical nature of our attitudes. To put it in a nutshell:
‘…Like the corners of my mind’

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I have always been proud of my present-receiving face. A few years ago three different people bought me Adrian Chiles’ book about West Brom fans (a book I had myself purchased on the day it was published). I was confident they all thought me delighted as I
Defending rights from the right

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Since first writing about it a few weeks ago I have found myself thinking more and more about what I called ‘the paradox of entitlement’. I have even allowed for the possibility this could be a strong enough topic for a book. But as anyone knows who reads
Looking for a dull woman

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Although I like to think of my blog as being reasonably eclectic I have never ventured in to literary criticism. For one thing I don’t read that many novels. But, hey, Christmas is a time to be playful, and a pattern in my recent reading has prompted some
Not local, not big, and not clever?

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Two stories of unmet social need have featured in the news in the last 24 hours. First, there was David Cameron’s announcement of matched funding to tackle the problems of dysfunctional families. Second, there is today’s report by the Royal College of
Wallowing in brilliance

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I have a bad case of blogger’s block. Last week I wrote only two (which is the equal lowest total for any preceding week in the last five years) and this week find myself late on Tuesday evening without anything to write about other than having nothing to
The case for keeping it simple

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As the UN Climate Summit opens in Durban against a background of rock bottom expectations, is it worth rethinking the message about reducing greenhouse gas emissions?
Don't be so thick

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Here is a Friday quiz question: What do tuition fees, Israeli settlements in the occupied territories and the UK fiscal deficit have in common? The answer is that they all demonstrate the dangers of drawing thick lines in politics.

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Greed is good, but only in its place

The confusing nature of public opinion

A range of explanations for pessimism

‘…Like the corners of my mind’

Defending rights from the right

Looking for a dull woman

Not local, not big, and not clever?

Wallowing in brilliance

The case for keeping it simple

Don't be so thick