Tag: Socialism
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Rebels Without a Cause? What We May (Not) Have Learned from the London Riots
It’s perhaps too soon to work out what the hell really happened in London last night, or why. I stayed up til 2am following the news and the Twitter feeds, and I have to say it was one of the saddest nights I’ve ever spent in the capital. There has already been some debate…
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Gordon Brown Gives ‘Speech of his Life’
A very very good speech given yesterday by Gordon Brown at the Citizens UK event in Central London, where each leader spoke separately. Listen, he may be a lame duck, and will likely not be leader come Thursday – but listen to the issues here and ask if you want a Conservative administration that will…
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Can Social Networks Finally Make #Socialism Work?
Very interesting conversation last night between Steven Johnson – author of brilliant books such as The Ghost Map, Emergence (for which I owe him a huge debt) and The Invention of Air – and Brian Eno – who defies description or categorization. They covered a lot of ground over the evening, but perhaps the best…