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Part Two: The Professional Managerial Classes: The Critical Effects of Critical Theory and the Long Arc of the Educators of the Frankfurt School?

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Part One of this blog series discussed whether the commencement of the 2nd Trump Administration would alter the political will and allegiances of highly educated professionals and the techno-managerial class- Will they remain under the influence of a left-leaning ideology prevalent in recent decades or yield to the new administration’s political manifesto to retain their […]

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Worrying Times for the Old Global Order as Trump Returns? – Part 1

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This part of the blog series on the political ascendancy of the professional and managerial classes (PMC) shall comment on the return of Donald Trump as 47th President of the USA and the reaction to the result, and future challenges ahead. Introduction It shall refer to the politically influential left leaning (or liberal in US

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Farming, Building and Bombs: Challenges for 2025 and beyond

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In 2025 the UK Labour government, through their planning and infrastructure bill, wants to encourage investment in multiple asset classes as diverse as housebuilding and public sector projects such as schools, hospitals, and prisons along with increasing defence spending on number of military programmes. Whether shared-ownership homes, GP’s surgeries or submarines they all require co-operative

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The Problem of Appropriate Accountability

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The complicity blog’s conclusion (Little Deal Clincher, August 2023) mentions of the Problem of Appropriate Accountability which concerns citizens who are substantially removed from decision-making or effective influence over events. These events can be political, military, or commercial. It is where culpability and complicity are retrospectively applied, after injustices or accusations of such have occurred,

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A Fresh Look: How to navigate 21st Century Challenges For A Private Investor

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Since the January 2022 blog, a rather lot economically and geo-politically has occurred, namely war in Ukraine which has given cause or excuse to global inflationary concerns with rising food and commodity prices. Fuel bills soared in 2022 with prices caps being introduced the alleviate consumer concerns. Prices for gas have since fallen although UK

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What’s to do in ’22

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When government calls for social restraint or implements COVID restrictions in order as claimed to slow the spread of the latest variant and reduce demands on the health service. The result are curbs on people’s liberty and a reduction in economic activity. Whether these are justified or effective are the subject of political debate and

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