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Very interesting things to say about the free market and liberalism.Karl Polanyi was deeply concerned by the essence of Fascism and focused on the institutional structure from which Fascism starts its march. He devoted the final parts of his magnum opus The Great Transformation specifically to this crucial topic and elaborated a bright analysis of the dark rise of Fascism between the two world wars.
The following passages I selected from this insightful classic book and assembled them as a short article. I urge you to delve into this piece (and then to read the full original chapters) and to mull over the substance of fascist situations and moves, as well as their linkage to free market and economy of self-interest, which generate anti-individualistic and repressing endeavors directed to change not only the political sphere and societal fabrics, but human consciousness itself.
Planning and control are being attacked as a denial of freedom. Free enterprise and private ownership are declared to be essentials of freedom. No society built on other foundations is said to deserve to be called free. The freedom that regulation creates is denounced as unfreedom; the justice, liberty and welfare it offers are decried as a camouflage of slavery. (256)
With the liberal the idea of freedom thus degenerates into a mere advocacy of free enterprise—which is today reduced to a fiction by the hard reality of giant trusts and princely monopolies. This means the fullness of freedom for those whose income, leisure and security need no enhancing, and a mere pittance of liberty for the people,
Guy Hands may have a skin in the game. I'd have filed him under "Bring it on!"AngryAsWell wrote:Brexit could cut wages by 30% over next two decades, says private equity boss Guy Hands
Leaving the European Union will be bad for most people but good for his own multi-billion pound fund, he says
Guy Hands, chairman of Terra Firma, one of Europe's largest private equity groups, warned that the country will have to get rid of much of its social safety net and may see a 30 per cent decline in wages in real terms in the next 20 years to enable it to compete outside of Europe.
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All going to the troy plan then. They've just got there much quicker than I ever thought they would, via Brexit
Wait till Trump gets going on "the wrong sort of free enterprise".gilsey wrote:An introduction to Polanyi.
https://economicsociology.org/2017/01/2 ... t-economy/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Very interesting things to say about the free market and liberalism.Karl Polanyi was deeply concerned by the essence of Fascism and focused on the institutional structure from which Fascism starts its march. He devoted the final parts of his magnum opus The Great Transformation specifically to this crucial topic and elaborated a bright analysis of the dark rise of Fascism between the two world wars.
The following passages I selected from this insightful classic book and assembled them as a short article. I urge you to delve into this piece (and then to read the full original chapters) and to mull over the substance of fascist situations and moves, as well as their linkage to free market and economy of self-interest, which generate anti-individualistic and repressing endeavors directed to change not only the political sphere and societal fabrics, but human consciousness itself.Planning and control are being attacked as a denial of freedom. Free enterprise and private ownership are declared to be essentials of freedom. No society built on other foundations is said to deserve to be called free. The freedom that regulation creates is denounced as unfreedom; the justice, liberty and welfare it offers are decried as a camouflage of slavery. (256)
With the liberal the idea of freedom thus degenerates into a mere advocacy of free enterprise—which is today reduced to a fiction by the hard reality of giant trusts and princely monopolies. This means the fullness of freedom for those whose income, leisure and security need no enhancing, and a mere pittance of liberty for the people,
When even Osborne was warning him against calling the referendum, you do have to wonder about his motives. I thought from the start he really wanted us out of the EU (he campaigned for the tory leadership as a euro-sceptic) and maybe - to him - not being PM was a price worth paying for a long held goal.yahyah wrote:Can't help wondering if Cameron was cleverer than we thought.
He must be smiling at the thought of the Tory dream of slashed public services and lower wages as a result of Brexit, and Labour in a near-terminal mess over the process
acking MPs having final say on Brexit could save Labour 22 seats, poll suggests
ICM has also been conducting polling for Represent Us, a group campaigning for parliament to have the final say on whether or not the UK leaves the EU once the final Brexit deal is known.
The Represent Us poll focused on a sample of 1,343 voters in Labour seats (not just Labour supporters - a representative sample of all voters in those seats) and it asked how people would vote if both Labour and the Lib Dems called for parliament to have the final say on Brexit, while the Tories and Ukip promised to implement it anyway. Another question then asked how people would vote if Labour said it would implement Brexit anyway, like the Tories and Ukip, and only the Lib Dems said they would give parliament the final say.
According to Represent Us, which took the poll findings, compared them to current voting intentions, and then calculated what impact this would have on seats.
Here is an extract from the Represent Us news release.
Last week Theresa May said parliament would have a vote on the EU exit terms – but the choice would be between accepting the terms and leaving on WTO terms. An ICM poll conducted this weekend across Labour constituencies shows that the party would be 22 seats better off in a 2017 election if it supported parliament also having the option of the UK remaining within the EU.
If Labour opposes the government and calls for parliament to have a choice between accepting the deal and remaining in the EU, it would end up with 162 seats (compared to the 175 currently projected). However, if it just supports the government it would end up with 140 seats (both scenarios assume the Lib Dems call for parliamentary choice). In the first scenario Labour’s share of the vote falls 3% from the currently projected share of 44% in Labour constituencies to 41%; but if it supports the government its share falls 8% from 44% to 36%, with the Lib Dems gaining a similar amount.
One explanation of these figures is that Labour has already lost the support of many potential UKIP voters – but an estimated 18% of its current supporters voted Lib Dem in 2010 and this poll suggests many of them will desert Labour if it supports the government.
This is quite appalling. Probably not a burning issue for a while, mind.Last week Theresa May said parliament would have a vote on the EU exit terms – but the choice would be between accepting the terms and leaving on WTO terms.
but logical: if parliament has option to stay in EU, then EU has incentive to make deal as unpalatable as possible.Tubby Isaacs wrote:This is quite appalling. Probably not a burning issue for a while, mind.Last week Theresa May said parliament would have a vote on the EU exit terms – but the choice would be between accepting the terms and leaving on WTO terms.
I'm surprised that it's showing a net positive at this stage. Quite encouraging. I saw it as something that backbench kite flyers could go for, and the leadership introduce it later.yahyah wrote:But I'm sure we should ignore it, as it is only polling. Who needs 22 seats anyway ?
And C4 Dispatches currently airing a programme about textile factories in the UK (Leicester?) paying their employees £3 or £3.50/hour. (allegedly)HindleA wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... shirebrook
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Brothers jailed for trafficking people from Poland to work at Sports Direct
Come on then, tell everybody.Jonathan Slater, the permanent secretary at the DfE, told the public accounts committee on Monday that efficiency savings expected by government were “doable” without larger class sizes, curriculum changes or damaging pupil performance.
His claims were questioned by MPs who pointed out the National Audit Office had raised concerns the department had not outlined how schools would make £3bn worth of savings.
Found it in Huff postAngryAsWell wrote:Far Right Watch IMP
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Anyone else hearing that #Tories and #Ukip are doing a tactical vote deal on #Copeland and #Stoke ? We are, from several sources.
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Sorry - even more than usual I can't write anything sensible this evening!AngryAsWell wrote:Seem that I'm talking to myself.
Good night.
So they would recommend a white paper?HindleA wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/law/2017/ja ... -is-needed
Lawyers warn May against short Brexit bill if supreme court says vote is needed
PM and Brexit secretary are advised not to put single-clause bill to MPs because it could result in further court appeals