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Scholars and philosophers debate the meaning of truth – is it subjective or objective, relative or absolute? Steve Jobs, the iconic genius behind the Apple Mac, iPod, iTunes, iPhone and iPad is said to have had a “reality distortion field” … Continue reading
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Early in 2010 the anti-poverty movement scored a remarkable victory. Led by the Jubilee Debt Campaign a coalition of charities, faith groups and NGOs persuaded parliament to pass legislation preventing so called vulture funds from perusing ‘heavily indebted poor … Continue reading
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As a wooly minded Guardian reader I don’t normally subject get to see the Daily Mail but a member of my family left one around last week and I found myself reading Tom Rawstone’s report of his second visit to … Continue reading
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It’s party conference time again and the coalition is finding tit-bits to feed to that great monster the British Tory press. The LibDem element of the coalition, after telling us how much worse the Government would be without their influence, … Continue reading
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Copyright on sound recordings has been extended from 50 years to 70 years after an EU Council vote today. This seems a curious ruling at a time when intellectual properties are generally becoming freer with, for instance, open source software … Continue reading
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Poverty exists in every country in the world. In many countries most of the population live on less than $1 a day, while others have abundant wealth. About 50% of the world’s population – some 3 billion people – live … Continue reading
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It is now nearly two weeks since The UK saw some of the worst rioting, looting and arson attacks in living memory. The courts have been working overtime bringing to justice many of those who thought they could get away … Continue reading
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During the summer of 2011 we have been touring the British Isles making short films about care homes. These are not the sort of homes that have been in the news recently for neglecting and abusing their residents. Nor those … Continue reading
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This week we have witnessed criminal activity on a massive scale mainly by disaffected teenagers who, seeing others helping themselves, wanted a piece of the action. The police were caught out and will now have to respond with the kind … Continue reading
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At first they said it was Islamic terrorists. Then it was a Christian fundamentalist. Then a right wing Christian fundamentalist. How we do love our labels! It’s as if once you put a label on someone you can deal with … Continue reading
