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Japan v Cameroon: Colonialism’s laboratory

Adam Ramsay 15 June 2010 Japan v Cameroon: Colonialism’s laboratory2010-06-15T19:38:40+01:00 No Comment
I wrote this piece for the World Development Movement World Cup site - to which the Bright Green team will be contributing throughout the tournament. In 1959 my grandfather was…
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Laws & Osborne target my generation

Adam Ramsay 24 May 2010 Laws & Osborne target my generation2010-05-24T22:25:06+01:00 1 Comment
So, George and David have announced where they are going to start their 5 year assault on the British economy. And the answer is pretty clear. First up against the…
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No shock doctrine for Britain

Adam Ramsay 13 May 2010 No shock doctrine for Britain2010-05-13T00:33:56+01:00 17 Comments
The economic case against short term cuts has been widely made. So much so, that a large majority voted in the election for parties opposed to cuts this year. In…
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Why I’m no Longer Listening to Spotify

Alasdair Thompson 12 April 2010 Why I’m no Longer Listening to Spotify2010-04-12T15:52:11+01:00 7 Comments
Last week saw the passage of the Digital Economy Bill, now the Digital Economy Act. As parliament was winding down before dissolution the government forced through the bill, which had…
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Radio 3 interupted over Israel

Adam Ramsay 29 March 2010 Radio 3 interupted over Israel2010-03-29T16:12:50+01:00 2 Comments
This is a guest post written by Benedict Young - a member of York Palestine Solidarity Campaign BBC Radio 3, at 13:17 (or so), March 29, was broadcasting a performance…
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If Robin Hood tax is stealth tax, then banks must be broken up

Adam Ramsay 14 February 2010 If Robin Hood tax is stealth tax, then banks must be broken up2010-02-14T23:37:24+00:00 2 Comments
So, the Financial Times reports today that the Robin Hood tax - or Tobin Tax to it's old chums, may be a 'stealth tax'. The argument, which comes from Oxford…
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21 hours a week: time to aspire to fun?

Adam Ramsay 14 February 2010 21 hours a week: time to aspire to fun?2010-02-14T14:45:23+00:00 7 Comments
In 1930, the great economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that, by the 21st century, we'd be working an average of 15 hours a week. The argument was a pretty simple…
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The surrealist overdose

NaomiMc 1 February 2010 The surrealist overdose2010-02-01T02:04:21+00:00 7 Comments
This is a guest post from Naomi Mc, who blogs about science, politics and gender at Vagina Dentata. On Saturday at hundreds of people across the country opened a small…
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We can’t go on like this. Cut the deficit obsession, not the deficit.

Peter McColl 23 January 2010 We can’t go on like this. Cut the deficit obsession, not the deficit.2010-01-23T10:57:23+00:00 7 Comments
There have been a number of mash ups of the David Cameron “We can’t go on like this” poster. Possibly the most entertaining is this: There has been, however, a…
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A majority in search of a party on Afghanistan

Peter McColl 22 January 2010 A majority in search of a party on Afghanistan2010-01-22T10:10:44+00:00 2 Comments
Mark Ballard once, with a smirk on his face, told me that Nigel Farage (the then UKIP leader) listed his interests as real ale, military history and cricket. He suggested…
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