Observations on the human condition
Book Review. A review of John Macgregor, The Mechanics of Changing the World: Political Architecture to Roll Back State & Corporate Power — by Clive Menzies John Macgregor’s The Mechanics of Changing the World arrives at a moment when the literature on democratic decline is long on diagnosis and short on remedy. His stated ambition … Read more
The last article asked a simple question: who benefits from your hatred? It traced the structural mechanics of managed conflict — the pilpul of opposing narratives, the harvesting of fear, the money system that makes war its most profitable product. That is the ground level view, and it is necessary. But there is a larger … Read more
The Season Changed is a short story told through the eyes of a child watching her neighbourhood quietly transform during a time of mounting uncertainty. I was nine when the season changed. Not the weather — the weather had already been strange for years, everyone said so, though they said it in the way adults … Read more
It Is Working Exactly As Designed. And that is the most dangerous thing you can know. For the financial community, the article (link to .pdf) opens on your ground — monetary policy, risk, 2008 — then pulls the floor away by showing the design flaw is deeper than any policy can reach. The blockquote on … Read more
Alex and I produce papers and articles as our understanding of the transition to a new organisational paradigm evolves. The following two podcasts are derived from some of what we’ve written and provide an overview of where we are and where we seem to be heading, as a species, organisationally and consequently societally. This first … Read more
Having used ChatGPT from time to time to sharpen our focus to adequately describe what we’ve been exploring for the last few years (how the way we handle value is changing), I’ve taken a leaf out of Martin Geddes‘s book – using a combination of A.I. platforms (in this case ChatGPT and DeepSeek). At ChatGPT’s … Read more
We often point to the internet, its methodology, tools and technology as exemplars of direct value handling and its amazing benefits. One often sees references on social media to the existence of Tartaria, the history of which appears to have been suppressed through academia. That is not the subject of this article but is obviously … Read more
I was invited to present our analysis and ideas to Global Peace Studies for Sustainable Development in Africa (Global Peace) on Wednesday 5 November 2025. Synopsis: A paradigm shift is underway and evident within: groups and communities, the changing global organisational structure and expanding spirituality. We are evolving as a species. Many have lived in fear for the … Read more
I was asked to comment on conflict in the world, with particular focus on the recent missile strikes on Iran. Hidayat TV Global Peace And Justice – 2025.06.26 (video 18 minutes 31 seconds) The full 41 minute discussion is available here; although it has the wrong title, the content is fine:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGwV66lFuHY We are, albeit indirectly, … Read more
I’ve mentioned these Deep Dive Perspective videos more than once. A few more have been published since and I’ve been catching up. In this Deep Dive Perspective interview, economist and political analyst Shabbir Razvi offers a critical examination of the UK’s economic policies, the state of the National Health Service (NHS), and immigration issues. Economic … Read more
As we stand at a turning point in human development, a quiet revolution is underway—one that challenges the dominance of coercive, hierarchical systems and reimagines how we organise, exchange, and relate. At its core lies a simple yet profound question: what if love, not money, were the organising principle of society? From this inquiry emerges … Read more