This "stopped clock" version of expertis...

2012-05-25T11:12:22.399+02:00

This "stopped clock" version of expertise is obviously working... let's put some woeful incompetents in charge of policy and spend all our time being reactive to runaway events...:)

You set me wondering; how far would I have to look...

2012-02-08T00:11:50.589+01:00

You set me wondering; how far would I have to look to find somewhere I'd rather be, somewhere where the bad news wouldn't follow me.
I started looking here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states

It's a bit alarming that, working alphabetically, I got as far as Dominica before anywhere appealed! Up until that point everywhere had somehow offended my

Hope you had some money on the Giants Jim. Apparen...

2012-02-07T14:20:49.179+01:00

Hope you had some money on the Giants Jim. Apparently a lot of stupid money poured into Vegas over the weekend on The Patriots and prop bets so the casinos won't be needing a bailout. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/05/las-vegas-sports-books-expected-post-modest-profit/

As for Hungary, we don't get much news here in Poland, I get mine almost exclusively from Spiegel

BTW, Are u still in Poland, fella? I only ask coz...

2012-02-06T18:41:44.285+01:00

BTW,

Are u still in Poland, fella?
I only ask coz I was hoping to get your take on your near neighbours in Hungary. You know, them lovely Jobbik boys and their love-affair with the Roma.

Dude... I guessed right again, despite knowing ne...

2012-02-06T18:34:41.859+01:00

Dude...

I guessed right again, despite knowing next to nothing of your glorious game!
This "stopped clock" version of expertise is obviously working... let's put some woeful incompetents in charge of policy and spend all our time being reactive to runaway events, thus allowing the car-crash that follows to be roundly blamed on the inefficiences of our predecessors.<

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More blush inducing comments, hooray, thanks Dawn....

2011-12-17T13:47:45.860+01:00

More blush inducing comments, hooray, thanks Dawn. The wizard is hard at work keeping us all in the dark, just doing my bit to shed a little light in the corners. Hope you have yourself a wonderful weekend too!

Impressive blog post! I wouldn't let the whole...

2011-12-16T15:20:27.804+01:00

Impressive blog post! I wouldn't let the whole attention span thing cause you to write shorter posts. It really depends on the subject and how you write about it. I typically have a shorter attention span when reading most blogs but your posts had my full attention the whole way through! Great job, I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
I love the way you started with the wizard behind

Never a bad reason to stop by I guess, though I do...

2011-11-30T01:51:32.485+01:00

Never a bad reason to stop by I guess, though I do apologize for declining your Entrecard request. Don't really know why I would have, try again, I'll accept it now that I've had a look at your site. Thanks for the kind words, good to know folks are willing to challenge themselves and take on new ideas.

Thank you for the good article. Your text urged me...

2011-11-28T09:46:45.105+01:00

Thank you for the good article. Your text urged me to think about the Greeks and myself (about US) deeper than prior. I liked that.
Your post was very informative and I received lots of new insights. That was so symbolical-I came to your post due the decline of my Entercard advert on your site. That inspired my curiosity and wish to know what you are indeed rewarded me with your challenging

Same thing going on everywhere with every public s...

2011-11-27T13:10:18.988+01:00

Same thing going on everywhere with every public service for the past 30 years it seems. The one I'm noticing lately is the trains here in Poland. As for those British friends, yeah, they'd tick those boxes on a questionnaire but being ex-pats they all believe, like myself, that we'll

"Sad about the NHS innit Charlie? I've go...

2011-11-23T17:29:56.881+01:00

"Sad about the NHS innit Charlie? I've got British friends who actually defend the moves made to privatize it."

The MO is - starve the NHS of funds and use its slow implosion as justification for 'improving its efficiency' through privatisation.

I presume those friends of yours a) have no pre-existing conditions, b) aren't intending to get old, c)

Jacek, you've got it, propaganda was nicely re...

2011-11-23T14:43:22.536+01:00

Jacek, you've got it, propaganda was nicely rebranded as public relations for 'western' consumption. Good of Charlie to bring up Edward Bernays, Freud's nephew, who played a big role in developing PR's modern methods. Haven't read his book and only know of him thanks to Adam Curtis' brilliant Century

Enjoyed that rant. The Eng. lit connection rang l...

2011-11-22T21:27:59.671+01:00

Enjoyed that rant. The Eng. lit connection rang lots of bells. I just happened to be reading Jack Kerouac's Dharma Bums which goes over some of the same ground as you do (and that was in 1958) - deploring consumerism and dumbing down and figuring there has to be a better way. K doesn't exactly dwell on it or do politics but he makes some nods in the direction of West coast anarchism

"The conscious and intelligent manipulation o...

2011-11-22T18:00:04.500+01:00

"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country.

We are governed, our minds molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never

2011-11-22T17:57:31.779+01:00

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I’m not surprised. We’ve had a constant diet of de...

2011-11-22T17:53:43.427+01:00

I’m not surprised. We’ve had a constant diet of denigration of the Greeks across the tabloids and the BBC. Michael Lewis’s chapter on Greece in ‘Boomerang’ amounts to a national character assassination, with Greek public sector workers coming in for a particular kicking. The issue of widescale tax evasion by the super-rich gets less attention because the Laffer curve fanatics see all taxation as

Basically what happened is a shift of the term ...

2011-11-22T16:14:52.491+01:00

Basically what happened is a shift of the term 'propaganda'. It is no longer propaganda, now it is basically PR.

Thanks Charlie. In fact, double thanks as it was p...

2011-11-21T22:56:36.456+01:00

Thanks Charlie. In fact, double thanks as it was partly the link you sent to this excellent article in the Independent that pushed me over the edge to finally write something specifically about Greece. That along with an interesting

Another home run.

2011-11-20T15:23:07.224+01:00

Another home run.

Speaking of which: http://goo.gl/7LUEB

2011-11-18T13:16:57.656+01:00

Speaking of which: http://goo.gl/7LUEB

Yeah, somehow it's much easier to sell "t...

2011-11-16T23:30:19.941+01:00

Yeah, somehow it's much easier to sell "technocratic government" than "government Sachs". Parachuting bankers in behind enemy lines just isn't as TV friendly as the old shock and awe style removal or cause the same consternation as the African style military coup. Guess that's why nobody seems to even care.

"Heard somewhere that democracy was murdered ...

2011-11-16T14:25:15.720+01:00

"Heard somewhere that democracy was murdered last week."

I think it's being presented as 'technocrats' (sounds more amenable than 'unelected functionaries') saving the people from themselves.
See: http://goo.gl/zkYiN

Huh, whadyaknow? It didn't seem to be working ...

2011-11-16T01:02:34.494+01:00

Huh, whadyaknow? It didn't seem to be working last night but lo and behold all seems well. Cool. Thanks for the heads up guys, maybe I'll find some time to write something now. Heard somewhere that democracy was murdered last week. Maybe I'll have to look into it...

Working OK with google reader. :-)

2011-11-15T14:43:21.088+01:00

Working OK with google reader. :-)

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BTW, Are u still in Poland, fella? I only ask coz...

Dude... I guessed right again, despite knowing ne...

nice share Thanks

More blush inducing comments, hooray, thanks Dawn....

Impressive blog post! I wouldn't let the whole...

Never a bad reason to stop by I guess, though I do...

Thank you for the good article. Your text urged me...

Same thing going on everywhere with every public s...

"Sad about the NHS innit Charlie? I've go...

Jacek, you've got it, propaganda was nicely re...

Enjoyed that rant. The Eng. lit connection rang l...

"The conscious and intelligent manipulation o...

I’m not surprised. We’ve had a constant diet of de...

Basically what happened is a shift of the term ...

Thanks Charlie. In fact, double thanks as it was p...

Another home run.

Speaking of which: http://goo.gl/7LUEB

Yeah, somehow it's much easier to sell "t...

"Heard somewhere that democracy was murdered ...

Huh, whadyaknow? It didn't seem to be working ...

Working OK with google reader. :-)