Breathing Fire
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When I first heard about the result of the climate talks in Copenhagen, I was puzzled. The flimsy ‘accord’ seemed such a massive anticlimax that I could hardly believe it…
2010
The Craft Society
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The word ‘craft’ has dubious connotations – macramé plant hangers, table lamps festooned with sea shells, dolls made out of socks and buttons, home-knit jumpers for Christmas … A 1970s…
Meet The Family
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Funny old thing, family. Politicians regularly return to the concept of a strong family unit being the panacea for all social ills. Throughout political history fiscal policies skewed towards the…
Cage Fighter
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It’s a cod philosophical question that’s become the frame for hip-hop braggadocio: could you walk a mile in these shoes? Could you view the world through my eyes? It’s claiming…
