Image thanks to Ian Taylor, Yorkshire Bylines I am a remainer, a remoaner if you like. I make no secret of it. Everything that has happened over these last four and a half years has done nothing to change my mind. I recognise that my side of the argument lost and that a new plan … Continue reading Global Britain
That virus
Imahge thanks to biospace No, not that virus. I’m not talking about the one that has swept across the globe in 2020, the teaspoon of complex proteins that has turned our world upside down, the one that means this year doesn’t look much better. No, I mean another virus. This one has been around a … Continue reading That virus
The grey bin
Image thansk to Newcastle City Council A couple of years ago I blogged about our blue bin, the one where we put our recyclable waste. At the time I noticed that it was full, a rare occurrence and, I am ashamed to say, one that happens mostly after the orgy of purchasing that is a … Continue reading The grey bin
Going for growth
Image thanks to doc reseacrh group Anyone who thinks you can have infinite growth on a finite planet is either a madman or an economist - David Attenborough. The problem with using GDP as a measure of the human condition is that it will ultimately fail. The prospect of keeping growth going to satisfy an … Continue reading Going for growth
Free speech (again)
Image thanks to TheAtlantic.com Trump has been banned from Twitter and Parler has been taken offline. Proponents of so-called free speech cry foul and all the old arguments about the role of social media companies and the media in general have come to the fore again. Yet over the last few days we have seen … Continue reading Free speech (again)
Paid work or not?
Iamge thanks to Medium.com Every so often I get to talk to someone I haven’t spoken to in a while. Invariably they ask me what I am up to for work these days. Apart from COVID (and politics) there is not a lot else to cover. I tell them how things changed overnight following the … Continue reading Paid work or not?
The Pendulum and the Pit
Image thanks to Los Angeles Times I’m glad that my daughters are older now and have a better understanding of the world and that my granddaughter is too young to be aware. Otherwise I would have to look them in the eye and explain to them how, over the last few years, the liars and … Continue reading The Pendulum and the Pit
Guilty interest
Image thanks to LendWithCare.org I feel fortunate, at my time of life, to have some money in the bank. I feel that I have earned it and it is a welcome cushion against a very uncertain future. Every so often, though it has not been much of late, I get paid interest. It is paid … Continue reading Guilty interest
Dying of boredom
Image thanks to Columbia University I feel lucky in that I am rarely bored. Yes, I end up doing boring things from time to time yet there is so much else to be getting on with that it is easy for me to switch my mind to something more entertaining or challenging. Boredom can be … Continue reading Dying of boredom
Alone in the UK
‘Alone in Berlin’ by Hans Fallada tells of what it was like to live in Berlin under the Nazi party during the Second World War. It gives a truly frightening take on how society breaks down and where everyone is under suspicion because they are all guilty of some form of sedition, whether they know … Continue reading Alone in the UK
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 