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Category Archives: Business
Why bankers are not prosecuted and the poor are
Currently reading Matt Taibbi’s book “The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap” which is yet another important piece of writing from this US journalist and author. Basically he’s exploring why not a single banker went to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ethics, Politics, Poverty
Tagged equality, law, Matt Taibbi, poverty, USA
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The Deficit: Why our weakest citizens must suffer
What is this deficit we hear about continuously? Why are we driving the weakest people in our society to suicide in order to reduce this deficit? When was the last time someone explained to you exactly what this word and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Economics, Politics, United Kingdom
Tagged austerity, Business, deficit, economics, Neoconservative, Neoliberal, poverty, welfare
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How did Overhead become more Important than Work?
As a modern society we decide that there is a minimum standard of living and facilities that we are prepared to tolerate. If we had not desired this then we’d all still be living in caves and chasing our food … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Economics, Ethics, Philosophy, Politics, Poverty, Technology
Tagged Business, economics, freedom, Neoliberal, politics, poverty, welfare
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Parpcaster – From Broke to $1Billion IPO in 6 months
From its humble beginnings in a student dorm room just six months ago, Parpcaster.com has come a long way. The new darling of the financial markets, this upstart British based technology company is set to sweep the world stage, treading … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Economics, Politics, Poverty, United Kingdom
Tagged Business, ipo, startup, venture capital
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The Elite Will Destroy Themselves (and take the rest of us with them)
There was a feature length documentary a couple of years back that provided me with one of those paradigm shift things that self-improvement gurus are apt to talk about. The film was called “Surviving Progress“. The premise was that there … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, Environment, Neoliberal, politics, welfare
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It’s not a Referendum, it’s a Revolution
“It’s not a Referendum, it’s a Revolution,” says Mark McGowan, the Artist Taxi Driver in one of his incredibly loud and passionate YouTube monologues. And he is completely correct. To think this question of whether Scotland should be independent or not … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Economics, Ethics, Independence, Politics, Poverty, United Kingdom
Tagged Artist Taxi Driver, empire, Environment, equality, freedom, Neoliberal, poverty, Scotland, scottish independence, xenophobia
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Survivorship Bias: The Fantasy of Big Time
The Art of Thinking Clearly is a book by Rolf Dobelli. It claims to be an international bestseller but I’d never seen it along side all the other self-improvement and management guff during my trawls through airport book shops over … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, economics, Neoliberal, politics, welfare
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How does UK compare with Holland? Badly
How does UK compare with Holland? I’m asked about this once in awhile. To be honest I should be asked this more often by Brits. Because despite the relatively small amount of water between the UK and the Netherlands, the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Europe, Independence, Poverty, United Kingdom
Tagged economics, empire, equality, independent Scotland, Neoliberal, poverty, welfare, workers rights
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The Rise of the Arsehole in Modern Society (Book Review)
Book Review: The Rise of the Arsehole in Modern Society (Scottish Edition) by Daniel Désespéré. Illustrated. 867pp. D. Watkins Press. €39.99 In what many will come to regard as his tour de force, French academic Professor Daniel Désespéré, charts the rise of idiocy … Continue reading
Why can’t you plebs just behave?
Why can’t you plebs just behave? This must surely be the line of thought of the politicians and business leaders throughout the world. If everyone would just quietly toe the line there would be no need for trouble. Why can’t … Continue reading
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