Simon Duffy
Writings on citizenship, faith and love
Writings on citizenship, faith and love
Politicians of the Left need to make Justice loveable.
Within the ideals of neoliberalism lurks a greater evil - meritocratic elitism.
We cannot expect to see the changes we want to just emerge, naturally. We need to be willing to act differently.
Answering questions on welfare reform and disability benefit cuts.
The idea of super leaders who will come in and get things organised is very attractive, especially when we are in the middle of a crisis. However sometimes we are just kidding ourselves about their potential value.
Good ideas can often come unstuck. The complex RAS (Resource Allocation System) was one such idea.
Monopoly as a lot to teach us about economics and the case for basic income.
Liberalism has many flaws, not least of which is that if we really allowed markets to clear then extreme poverty is natural result.
We need to rethink the role of money and distinguish its healthy purpose and the conditions which make it toxic.