#IDthought 1: Throughout the media we see an unremitting, visceral defence of capitalism, but seldom an attempt to define it, or to explain how it might differ from other economic systems. We propose a definition that seeks to distinguish it from other forms of economic activity
As you watch the Aurora this evening, it’s worth reflecting that you’re getting a rare direct glimpse of the power of Nature. Those charged particles causing the atmosphere to glow came from a sunspot complex 17 times the diameter of Earth and traveled across 90 million miles at a million miles an hour. Without our magnetic field to protect us, our atmosphere would have been lost to space long ago. Those colours in the sky are Nature reminding us that we’re very lucky to be here amidst the violence. And perhaps therefore also reminding us not to shite it all up :-)
How our lives, our planet and our mental health got trashed by something we scarcely understand: a doctrine that changed everything. Neoliberalism.
This week's column.
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Rebuild trust in institutions to save democracy. Politicians may be tempted to cast doubt on the integrity of an institution and deny it support when money is short and they want to lay blame elsewhere. https://t.co/TRk3unIMty
Devolution is Dead. We are trapped in a sort of constitutional Upside Down, where we are severely hampered by what can be done within Devolution, yet judged by those inadequacies and failings as a test of what independence would look like ...
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In 9 short years, North Sea Oil has gone from being a diminishing resource to an asset so powerful it could transform the whole of Britain. Scotland is simultaneously too poor to be independent but rich enough to “power up Britain.” That’s quite a paradox: https://t.co/kSVFA0dMNh
Ten years after selling over 30 million Spirograph toys, Tomorrow’s World caught up with inventor Denys Fisher in his studio as he worked on his latest creation.
When King Charles comes to Caithness he is forever both a tourist and a relic from a by-gone and alien age. If you want to protest about this madness then come to Edinburgh on Wednesday and join Our Republic (Scotland) https://t.co/vVnOtsuUSF