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A Long Life in the Making

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  Phil's has created a Vimeo video of the book with selected readings.   This is an afterword to my father's  memoir which I have just edited  for forthcoming publication by eyeglass books. I thought that the reader might  be interested to know a bit more  about the biographical background to this memoir, what motivated and influenced … [Read more...] about A Long Life in the Making

ON THE UNHOMING OF FAMILIAR THINGS

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 What follows is from a forthcoming publication  with the above title by eyeglass books  which  contains extracts from my lockdown diary.  MATERIAL DREAMS : SOME  AFTERTHOUGHTS Edwin and Morcar, the earls of Mercia and Northumbria, declared for him: and even Stigand, the patriotic archbishop of Canterbury, found it advisable--"'`Found what?' said the Duck.` Found it,' the … [Read more...] about ON THE UNHOMING OF FAMILIAR THINGS

Political Mindfulness and the Pandemic : an interview

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In this interview  Phil Cohen discusses his latest project and two linked publications from the Left wing think tank Compass. How did this project come about? For me the starting point in this journey  goes back to the 1980’s , the Kinnock years, when having abolished the Young Socialists  because it was controlled by Trotskyists, they launched an initiative called Labour … [Read more...] about Political Mindfulness and the Pandemic : an interview

Political Mindfulness: Fresh Perspectives on Multiple Crises’

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By Phil Cohen The text assembled here represents a thoughtful attempt to begin to find a way out of the current impasse in which progressive politics finds itself. The collection explores the connections between the personal and political dimensions of mindfulness and how this might help us build strategies capable of winning the battle for hearts and … [Read more...] about Political Mindfulness: Fresh Perspectives on Multiple Crises’