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91Austerity Is Not About Money
Who'll take advantage of the opportunities thrown up by this time of austerity? Will 'the people' see the light and opt for greater democracy or remain oppressed by plutocratic diktat?
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82How to Make Green Vegetables and Sprouted Beans and Seeds Taste Good
This blogs about preparing green vegetables and sprouted beans lentils and seeds in a way that makes them appetising and to do it in the most convenient way possible for busy people, who want to give their healthy diet the best possible chance of success.
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75The Man Who Saw it With His Own Eyes
"I saw it with my own eyes." I heard someone say this morning on the BBC News. Don't you think that's a daft thing to say? It seems a bit redundant to me, to say the least. I mean, who else's eyes did he think he should use? I wasn't following...
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76As We Fart Our Way to Extinction
Imagine farting your entire species into extinction. That's what the boffins are accusing the dinosaurs of doing. It's a bit cowardly. The poor dumb creatures, being extinct, can't even defend their reputation.
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69Fear the Challenge or Challenge the Fear
Is it to be a future of rapacity or reciprocity, competitiveness or cooperation, conflict or negotiation, unsustainable growth or ecological stability? These things will determine the quality of life for the majority of humans.
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82The Best Possible Way to Store Fresh Broccoli
Two main reasons: Firstly, the more often I wash them, the more toxins, bacteria and pesticides I expect to wash away. Not everyone can afford to buy organic vegetables and if you're like me, you probably aren't too convinced that there's much...
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69Outsourcing and the Relative Differences in the Cost of Living
The reason they're outsourcing the "means of production", isn't because we're all lazy good-for-nothings lead-swingers or because big business is over-regulated here - chased out of the country by a shower of Bolshevik malingerers. The cost of living is too high here. The people we have to compete against to get our jobs back, pay only forty pence for a gallon of petrol, for example.
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69The Worst Thing You Could Do
"Would you stop saying stupid things to yourself", I said to myself today, which I thought was quite a sensible thing to say compared to what I'd just said to myself a few seconds before that. (Otherwise I would’ve had no reason to say what I’d...
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69My Mum's Secret For Looking Younger
"Look! No wrinkles!" She'd say, to the mirror on the wall, which, on reflection, showed no sign of incredulity. "And no grey hair!" She'd add, as if an encore was in order. "That's amazing Mum." I'd reply, as tactfully as possible. "Now put your specs on - and try that again".
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76The Means of Production and the Means of Reproduction
The central issue for ordinary working people of recent centuries was about the control of 'the means of production'. That struggle was all but lost, in the latter part of the 20th century. Now it seems it's to compound with a struggle for the means of reproduction.
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