“The University of the North Pole” is a name that I made up. What I am trying to do with this pretend examination is to present ideas in a different way. Like everyone else I often write down ideas as … Continued
Book Review: Shoshana Zuboff. The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. Profile Books 2019 Part Two For Shoshana Zuboff, to be human involves using one’s will to shape one’s own future. In this respect she draws on the philosopher Hannah Arendt. Arendt … Continued
Book Review: Shoshana Zuboff. The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. Profile Books 2019 I am writing this review in two parts. The first part is my own relatively short summary of the argument of Zuboff’s very large book. This is what … Continued
This presentation by Brian Davey, made in July 2016 on behalf of Frack Free Notts, outlines the problems with the regulatory structure for unconventional gasfield development in the UK. It discusses the problem of “regulatory capture” by the industry, deceptive PR, the selective recognition of ‘experts’ and siloing of different aspects of safety (such as the environment and health).”
Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first send mad Introduction The aim of this article is to show that the shale industry, whether extracting oil or gas, has never been financially sustainable. All around the world it has … Continued
Anyone with any sense for global economic trends ought to be worried. The signs are everywhere of a serious deflationary crisis. It is obvious that Chinese growth is falling. The prices for energy and the raw materials that feed the … Continued
This article arises from increasing frustration and irritation about the way that the debate about Greece, and in general about austerity, is framed. My frustration is not only with the policy thugs who are implementing austerity, but also, to a … Continued