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2021vii26, Monday: now read this.
Not my stuff, obviously. But the piece I'm linking to - entitled "I just learned I only have months to live. This is what I want to say" - is breathtaking. Do yourself a favour. Please.
Jeremy Scott-Joynt
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2021vii25, Sunday: Take me home.
I spent my Saturday lost in music. Oh sweet Jesus. It was... wonderful.
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2021vii8, Thursday: Passive, aggressive.
Apologies for the long gap. I may be pedantic, but some words have old meanings that carry genuine value - the more so because of the state we're in.
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2021vi28, Monday: Interest
Accountability starts with keeping track of conflicts of interest. Fail to do that, and corruption comes next. As the Matt Hancock saga shows all too clearly.
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2021vi23, Wednesday: "Important."
Qualified good news about open justice - but with a significant sting in the tail. And a fascinating update on corruption definitions from an old friend.
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2021vi21, Monday: It doesn't have to be "personal" to be corruption.
Organisations can be corrupt, not just people. As a new report shows. And without an public duty to be transparent, that will be the rule, not the exception.
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2021vi16, Wednesday: Domestication.
Pets deserve eulogies; cats especially so, given that it's the junior partner in the relationship who's writing them. And an example of the fake "war on woke". From a silk, no less. For shame.
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2021vi14, Monday: Culture wars and small differences.
When you hear the phrase "war on woke", it's always worth looking around. What is someone trying to stop you from seeing - or thinking about?
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2021vi9, Wednesday: Just one guy.
A friend made me cry over the weekend. I can't thank him enough.
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2021vi4, Friday: People ≠ things.
What happens when you thingify people? Nothing good.
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2021v28, Friday: Not oil.
Getting the analogy wrong can ruin policy, as our approach to data has shown. And turning to real fossil fuels: two big, big events involving an oil company and a coal mine.
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2021v24, Monday: Reified abstracts.
More on thingification. This time with reference to the Big C.