The world my children inhabit looks superficially like the world I grew up in during the 1970s. The house they live in, the clothes they wear and the food they eat – none of these would be very strange to the kids of a generation ago (although even here there are notable differences.) But the way they spend their time is completely different to anything I dreamed of doing.
Posted in Life, Politics, Technology
Tagged Computers, Creativity, Economic growth, Economics, Equality, Free trade, Industrial Revolution, Internet, Money, Politics, Poverty, Prediction, Technology, Wealth, Work
It’s not safe to look anywhere in the world of politics these days.
The UK has an unelected Conservative Prime Minister with no clearly definable policies and no mandate. The official opposition – the Labour Party – has self-destructed. The UK’s third party, the Liberal Democrats, was obliterated at the last election. The UK Independence Party has no leader and no purpose. Continue reading
Each one of us is blessed with 24 hours in every day. But what we do with those 24 hours varies enormously. Continue reading
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Tagged Blogging, Creativity, Democracy, Economic growth, Equality, Feminism, Freedom, Happiness, Health, Human rights, Philosophy, Politics, Poverty, Technology, Wealth, Work
This, my friends, is a question that all of us have surely pondered. When I say “other people” I don’t mean you, of course, esteemed reader. I know that all of us here today are not stupid in the least. We are all smart, reasonable people. It’s those others I’m talking about. You know the ones I mean. Just what the effing fuck is wrong with them?
Here I’m going to share a theory of mine. Continue reading
So the people of the United Kingdom have voted to leave the European Union. The margin was small (51.9% Leave vs 48.1% Remain) but a win is a win, and so Britain will now begin negotiations to leave – a process that might take years to complete. Already the markets have fallen, the currency has crashed, and the Prime Minister has resigned. But the crowds cheer, regardless. Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, Blogging, Democracy, Economic growth, Economics, Equality, Free trade, Freedom, Politics
On June 23, 2016, the people of Britain will vote in a referendum. The question we will be asked is: “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?”
I have already cast my vote by post, and I voted to remain, although I can see both sides of the argument. Here’s my take on what’s at stake. Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, Democracy, Economics, European Union, Free trade, Freedom, Politics
I’ve been having an interesting chat with my blog friend, Wyrd Smythe about the discovery of fire, and other game-changing advances in human civilization. We both agree that trade is of fundamental importance, but where we have differing views is whether trade is natural or whether it counts as an invention, like the wheel.
I’m going to argue here that trade isn’t at all natural or obvious, and should be considered one of humankind’s greatest inventions, on a par with writing, farming, and computers. Continue reading
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Tagged Creativity, Democracy, Economic growth, Economics, Free trade, Freedom, Politics, Poverty
Steve Morris studied Physics at Oxford and now writes about smartphones and gadgets at review site S21. You can find his ideas about the future at Singularity Weblog. He is also the author, Jackson Radcliffe. He is married to Margarita Morris.
