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.
An aphorism
Reflections on the wonderful Suomi - hyvä maa
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.
We have a fear of leadership that is rooted in our own unwillingness to act.
Good ideas can often come unstuck. The complex RAS (Resource Allocation System) was one such idea.