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The Corrupt Corporate Culture At the Heart of #Hackgate (Part I)
There are three recent articles that have stuck with me over the course of this scandal, and they’re all about the wider pheonmenon, the corrupt culture that allows all these power abuses to take place. At Labour Uncut, Anthony Painter … Continue reading
The Cost of Terrorists and Dictators
Has any single human being, either directly or indirectly, cost the United States more money than Osama bin Laden? Continue reading
Posted in Globalisation, Human Rights, Terrorism, USA
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Building Critical Mass for #Fatullayev
It is worth pausing analyse the success of this campaign and unravel the various elements. Continue reading
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Corrupt Politicians and the Culture that Enables Them
A corrupt political system is only sustained by a corrupt and complicit culture. Continue reading
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Where is Prageeth?
While the world turns and changes; while we thrill at global events; for some, life is in stasis. Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Literature, Sri Lanka
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The Propaganda of Obama
This image is as masterful a piece of propaganda as you are ever likely to see. And, we’ve been here before. Continue reading
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Libel Reform is 190 Years Overdue
Happy Birthday to The Guardian, 190 years old today. In its regular archive feature, the paper presents Its first ever editorial, which features a demand for libel reform: Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Liberal Conspiracy, Media, UK
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The Royals and Privacy
In my rant a couple of weeks ago about the woman formerly known as Kate Middleton, I expressed a good deal of angst about whether I should be passing comment on her religious choices and motivations. In the comments, Helen … Continue reading
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Two Types of Patriotism
A crucial difference between the two groups of cheering crowds: On The Mall in London, the flag-wavers were celebrating life; On The Mall in Washington, they were cheering a death. I wonder how this essential difference between these two moments of patriotic punctuation will affect the two nations in years to come? Continue reading
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Making Do With The Monarchy
Heart and head are split over the monarchy. The moral case for a Republic is unassailable, yet I was filled with delight at yesterday’s pageantry. How to rationalise this? I think it’s a form of what we call Making The … Continue reading