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I  was recently  asked to speak at an  event  in support of Jeremy Corbyn`s bid to retain his leadership of the Labour Party.  The request came from the son of one of my oldest friends, a young man who  has recently discovered politics, along with a great deal of self confidence  after an unusually difficult  and prolonged  period of … [Read more...] about SEPTEMBER BLOG :SUBTLE DIALECTICS,CRUDE THOUGHTS

Some reflections on  the Olympic  dream machine ‘As a microcosm of what we hope to achieve,  look at the Olympics and their Legacy....We have set ourselves the goal of ‘convergence’.  The idea is that kids growing up in East London should have the same life chances as anywhere else. There is no reason why the kids of East London should not benefit from, … [Read more...] about August Blog; From London to Rio,the band plays on

1.Mad Dogs   Like most of you, I have been following the public debate about the EU referendum  with   horrified fascination  and growing anxiety. Listening to the claims and counter-claims of the Remainders and Brexiteers reminded me of that  famous opening verse of Yeats' poem ‘The Second Coming’ written in the immediate aftermath of the First World War: Things fall … [Read more...] about Mad Dogs and Englishmen : The EU referendum and its Other Scene