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My generation's failing
“[Generations] refused to imagine themselves as making changes. Instead, in the role of the angry outsiders, they have called for the people they do not respect to make the changes on their behalf… a strategic error with enormous political consequences. Imagine if the millions of NGO members had joined political parties and virtually taken them…
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The comfortable majority
The state has a duty to protect the most vulnerable, and sometimes these efforts seem to run counter to the interests of society and the community at large. We should be careful when we talk about society and community, not to mean us, the comfortable majority. [John Burnside]
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Folk Devils and Moral Panics
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It’s Just Not Acceptable Any More
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Compensation for slavery?
The abolition of slavery in 1833 included £20m compensation to slave owners. The Glasgow West India association claimed the equivalent of £16 billion in modern terms. [Stephen Mullen, Univ Glasgow researcher]
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GlaxoSmithKline admits some staff in China involved in bribery | Business | The Guardian
GlaxoSmithKline admits some staff in China involved in bribery | Business | The Guardian.
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Mating intelligence
Creativity is a trait that women find attractive in a mate, and mating motives enhance actual creative ability in men. For men, artistic accomplishment for visual art is related to sexual success. These tendencies clearly have an evolutionary basis, and the fact that prestige in the arts is not the only factor suggests that the genetic advantage rather…
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Soundtrack
Stravinsky apparently said he hated listening to music without something to look at – part of the reason he loved writing for the ballet!
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Kenneth Grange
Knighted, not v well known designer but look at the list: Intercity 125, Anglepoise lamp, Kodak instamatic, Kenwood mixer, London black cab (1996) etc