The words of radical orator and writer John Thelwall, 1796: "The fact is that the hideous accumulation of capital in a few hands, like all diseases not absolutely mortal, carries, in its own enormity, the seeds of a cure. Man is, by his very nature, social and communicative - proud to display the little knowledge … Continue reading “Whatever presses men together…”
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Note to future historians: We know it doesn’t look good, but we weren’t really shallow time-wasters in the Noughties
Greetings from 2008! I'm really pleased you've picked the Early 21st Century Social History module this term. You're going to love it. But before you dive into the wealth of primary evidence we've left on the net, there's something we need you to understand. We know it doesn't look good, but we weren't really shallow … Continue reading Note to future historians: We know it doesn’t look good, but we weren’t really shallow time-wasters in the Noughties
Polperro
On holiday in Cornwall this summer we visited Polperro, a Cornish fishing village so archetypal that it featured in Ptolemy Dean's BBC programme The Perfect Village. As the programme synopsis says: On the surface, Polperro looks as if it hasn’t changed for centuries, but in fact it exemplifies a delicate balance between the tourist village … Continue reading Polperro
Telco Too Point Oh
I had the privilege to take part in last week's Telco 2.0TM Industry Brainstorm in London - an excellent and thought-provoking two days, and the programme for the next event looks just as enticing. It's all now being written up on the obligatory Telco 2.0TM Blog. I hope I wasn't one of the participants who … Continue reading Telco Too Point Oh
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