Observations on the human condition
In the latest Deep Dive Perspective to be released, Tony Gosling unpicks the history of the enclosure of the commons, specifically land and resources in the UK, and how food and farming, the fundamental basis of our existence, are under attack. The commons isn’t limited to land; it includes everything that is provided by the … Read more
In the last few years, I have been in correspondence and conversation with Josh Sidman and others following the work of Silvio Gesell. Josh, in conjunction with the Henry George School of Social Science, has organised a two hour conversation with me on 6 May 2025 at 6pm GMT (1pm New York time). Josh Sidman … Read more
My good friend Mohsin Abbas recently launched the Deep Dive Perspective (DDP) video channel to explore the context of events from multiple perspectives. This latest DDP video delves into the coordinated promotion of the Netflix fictional drama (part funded by the State), “Adolescence”. I was asked, along with Bilal Ali, to offer perspectives on what’s … Read more
This is, loosely speaking, the fourth in a series of conversations with Faiza at Hidayat TV, sharing Critical Thinking’s and subsequent analysis of how we organise ourselves as a species. The first conversation is on education, the second on the structure of the world and our role within it and the third on the contrast … Read more
Faiza at Hidayat TV asked me to explain power in the following video: What is Power and How is it Abused and Corrupted? – the dark side of power and its influence on/control of the levers of power? What is the objective of this power? What is the alternative to this power structure and why … Read more
In this first video, I had the opportunity to lay out some of the context, as to why the world is the way it is. YOUTH MATTER TOPIC PARADIGM SHIFT IN TODAY’S POLITICAL ECONOMY 2024-10-22 (video 54 minutes 25 seconds) I supplied a list of references before the interview: Hierarchy and Political Economy – Birkbeck Presentation … Read more
This article was written for the Idler bi-monthly magazine but didn’t make the cut for the next issue although they’ve promised to publish an edited version on their letters page. An edit will inevitably miss some important facets of the full article; hence it is published here. I’ve been idling for a dozen years or … Read more
I recently attended a presentation to a local group by the awareness.foundation. The event was well attended but somewhat chaotic – not unusual in activist circles. I left after a couple of hours (it started an hour late) because I’d had enough and didn’t need to hear much more. I was asked subsequently of what … Read more
Three days ago, I wrote of the current war between the centralised control agenda, aka. The Great Reset, and distributed autonomous organisation (DAO), i.e. an atomising, dehumanising agenda versus the co-creative development of a self-organising political economy of miraculous abundance. The primary “front” in this war is money. The Great Reset is seeking to record … Read more
If we do not now, wake up to reality and wake up those around us, the die will be cast for chaos and tyranny. Many so called “conspiracy theorists” are now proven correct and we know, if we do not now act, where this is going. This interview with The Bernician by Mark Devlin discusses … Read more
Having attended the Trafalgar Square, London rally on 29th August 2020 and yesterday’s event for the first couple of hours and having watched the Ruptly.TV livestream of both yesterday and the 19th September event which I didn’t attend, I’ve been reflecting on the effectiveness of protest. Turning out to show the world that there are … Read more