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A Long Life in the Making

August 15, 2020 by philco

  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

August 15, 2020 by philco

 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

June 26, 2020 by philco

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’

June 24, 2020 by normd

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’

Compass Webinar – Living Maps – June 17th

June 13, 2020 by normd

A Compass Webinar, in association with Living Maps Pausing for Thought: Mindful Perspectives on a Multiple Crisis. Wednesday, June 17th 18:30 – 20:00     First there was Brexit. Then the Labour Party goes down to a historic defeat with its most radical Social Democratic agenda since 1945. Then … [Read more...] about Compass Webinar – Living Maps – June 17th

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Phil’s Blogs

WRITING BEHIND THE LINE

This is the Preface to Waypoints Volume 2 : Studies in the Grey Zone , a collection of new work to be published by eyeglass books in January 2024 … [Read More...] about WRITING BEHIND THE LINE

In Praise of the Heimlich Manoeuvre

Text of speech given at Wivenhoe House on June 3rd 2023, on the occasion of my 80th birthday. Reasons to be Cheerful : that so many people managed … [Read More...] about In Praise of the Heimlich Manoeuvre

UNEASY LIES THE HEAD : ON LOSING THE ROYAL TOUCH  NOW AND THEN

Note: This is a revised and updated text of an article  originally published in Livingmaps Review  and posted online in 2021. It is due to … [Read More...] about UNEASY LIES THE HEAD : ON LOSING THE ROYAL TOUCH  NOW AND THEN

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