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the purloined letter of british politics (or how the tories won the social argument) | blinking ti . me

https://blinkingti.me/2015/06/06/the-purloined-letter-of-british-politics-or-how-the-tories-won-the-social-argument

Blinking ti . me. What thinking time's become. The purloined letter of british politics (or how the tories won the social argument). June 6, 2015. Labour lost the last general election painfully. This, from the. 8216;s Patrick Wintour. It also stopped having conversations from scratch. The script, the spiel, the positions. In fact set in #EdStone. So Where are we at today? After the grieving of losing a generation-, maybe a quarter-of-a-century-, defining election, what must we do to be able to carry on?

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parallel process(es) | blinking ti . me

https://blinkingti.me/2015/08/09/parallel-processes

Blinking ti . me. What thinking time's become. August 9, 2015. I was making breakfast in a quiet household this morning. It’s my wife’s birthday, so I let her sleep as she likes to be let. The three children – no longer children at all – were also in the Land of Nod. They like to sleep too. On holiday, anyway. And as I washed-up, made the coffee, filled the plastic bottles with mineral water from the five-litre containers and generally tidied up, I realised I am a man of parallel process(es). Halting at ...

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capitalism is good for communities – discuss! | blinking ti . me

https://blinkingti.me/2015/06/12/capitalism-is-good-for-communities-discuss

Blinking ti . me. What thinking time's become. Capitalism is good for communities – discuss! June 12, 2015. Last night’s debate at discuss.org.uk’s event. Held at the magnificently 21st century Manchester Central Library. Its remodelled insides, I mean – outside, it remains grand old Manchester), argued for and against the motion: “Capitalism is good for communities.”. For the motion: Breffni Walsh, Founder, Brands Are Best; and Penny Haslam, of PHEW. Mdash; Mils Shared Items (@zebrared) June 11, 2015.

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engagement, community and the individual | blinking ti . me

https://blinkingti.me/2015/07/23/engagement-community-and-the-individual

Blinking ti . me. What thinking time's become. Engagement, community and the individual. July 23, 2015. A couple of days ago I posted on the conflict between writing what people are identified, through the crunching of online stats, as wanting in their newspapers, and writing what we – as grandly hierarchical authorial voices – believe people need to read. I concluded in the following way. It may or may not be democracy to only write what people want. Last night, meanwhile, I finally let go. We don&#8217...

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why aspiration is a load of codswallop (and other idiocies of western society) | blinking ti . me

https://blinkingti.me/2015/06/13/why-aspiration-is-a-load-of-codswallop-and-other-idiocies-of-western-society

Blinking ti . me. What thinking time's become. Why aspiration is a load of codswallop (and other idiocies of western society). June 13, 2015. Some stuff follows, in no particular order – except that of being what first comes to mind …. Unemployment is being “rebranded” by the government as a psychological disorder, a new study claims. Those that do not exhibit a “positive” outlook must undergo “reprogramming” or face having their benefits cut, says the Wellcome Trust-backed report. Capitalism does priori...

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hyperlocalians (or how to make journalism pay) | blinking ti . me

https://blinkingti.me/2015/07/25/hyperlocalians-or-how-to-make-journalism-pay

Blinking ti . me. What thinking time's become. Hyperlocalians (or how to make journalism pay). July 25, 2015. I wrote the following lines back in January of this year. The grand achievement of the Industrial Revolution of the 21st century has been to turn human beings in an ever-growing and significant minority into natural resources to be exploited and maximised for the benefit of those who still conserve some dignified relationship with work. Isn’t this all a case of colonialism squared? But the ethnoc...

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09 | August | 2015 | blinking ti . me

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Blinking ti . me. What thinking time's become. Day: August 9, 2015. August 9, 2015. I was making breakfast in a quiet household this morning. It’s my wife’s birthday, so I let her sleep as she likes to be let. The three children – no longer children at all – were also in the Land of Nod. They like to sleep too. On holiday, anyway. Seem, to me anyhow, to indicate she is not alone in this world. I am a man, and men do not multi-task as a general rule. So they say; and if they say, they must be right. Halti...

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01 | August | 2015 | blinking ti . me

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Blinking ti . me. What thinking time's become. Day: August 1, 2015. The trouble with jeremy (and his logo). August 1, 2015. Yep Jeremy Corbyn has updated his logo – and it currently looks as below. Now it’s really got me thinking – the whole damn afternoon too. And I’m afraid if you’re looking for cogent analysis, you’d better click away. You’ll not find it here today. Not of the sort the country is begging for, anyhow. First I marvelled at Corbyn. 8221; by Marvel Studios. Then I thought of the A-Team.

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how the death of real tribalism has led to a dearth of real debate | blinking ti . me

https://blinkingti.me/2015/06/10/how-the-death-of-real-tribalism-has-led-to-a-dearth-of-real-debate

Blinking ti . me. What thinking time's become. How the death of real tribalism has led to a dearth of real debate. June 10, 2015. I was at the Guardian Membership event this week with Jeremy Hutchinson and Alan Rusbridger. Both extremely sharp minds, of course – but Hutchinson displayed the bravura of his hundred years. Over a hundred minutes of often biting humour; coupled – equally I must say – with a grand and inspiring show of the sincerest humanity. One thing in particular stuck out for me, however,...

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farewell, my lovely (welfare state) – hello, my unconditional basic income? | blinking ti . me

https://blinkingti.me/2013/12/14/farewell-my-lovely-welfare-state-hello-my-unconditional-basic-income

Blinking ti . me. What thinking time's become. Farewell, my lovely (welfare state) – hello, my unconditional basic income? December 14, 2013. A bit of a mix today. First, the. How “revolving doors” between government and private industry have begun to whiz round evermore speedily. I discussed the issue over at Speaker’s Chair recently. The pamphlet I contributed to, along with other excellent contributions, is downloadable here over at revolutionise.it’s website. Article from September of this year.