by sustainablesociety | Dec 10, 2019 | Random Thoughts
10th December 2019 Dear Laura, Well, that was a bit, er..um. Yes well. “In delirium tremens est rectum” as my old housemaster used to say in the School’s wine cellar after being caught with his trousers down with a glossy magazine in one hand and his pulsing organ in...
by sustainablesociety | Dec 8, 2019 | Politics
This is the third of a mini series discussing why we differ about our political views. The first addressed a biological component, the second a personality traits component and the third is the creation of a life story. People construct life narratives. Dan McAdams is...
by sustainablesociety | Dec 7, 2019 | Politics
In part 1 of this short series, I dipped a toe into the three part explanation used by Haidt in his book, ‘The Righteous Mind’. However I would emphasis again both the need to contextualise this theory and that biology is not destiny. We need a bigger...
by sustainablesociety | Dec 6, 2019 | Politics, Social Science, Uncategorized
“Humans, I have contended elsewhere, are simultaneously the products of biological, psychological and social mechanisms whilst retaining their agency. Acknowledgement must be made also of the sometimes mundane and sometimes dramatic interruptions of contingency....
by sustainablesociety | Nov 26, 2019 | Random Thoughts
Confidential 26th November 2019 Dear Donald, ‘E Pluribus Unem’ as my old housemaster used to say after several ales in the back bar of ‘The Nanny and Spanker’ in Windsor. Well, bugger me senseless, its working! You were right. The old adage is true about truth and...
by sustainablesociety | Nov 13, 2019 | Random Thoughts
Confidential 13th November 2019 Dear ‘Sir’ Nigel, Sir? Hah! Only kidding…but you must admit it has a ring to it? ‘Delirium in Quim extant’ as my old housemaster used to say in his defence at his annual court appearance to face charges of ‘The misapplication of...
by sustainablesociety | Nov 12, 2019 | Random Thoughts
(Thanks to John Le Carré’s ‘The Secret Pilgrim’ p 403-404 2011 penguin Edition) Confidential 12th November 2019 Dear Dom, “Ipso facto delirium” as my old housemaster used to say to no one in particular after a few after session ales in the ‘Dog and...
by sustainablesociety | Nov 9, 2019 | Random Thoughts
Confidential 9th November 2019 Dear Vladimir, “Dolce et decorum est” as my old housemaster used to say before administering a good caning to any boy who had the temerity to question his ability to teach. It is a little inconvenient that our chaps in the...
by sustainablesociety | Nov 8, 2019 | Random Thoughts
Confidential 8th November 2019 Dear Jacob, Oh dear. That turned out to be a car crash did it not? “Felinius es ex Sacculi” as my old housemaster used to say after being overheard discussing the finer points of sodomy after dinner in the Carlton. Look, we all know...
by sustainablesociety | Nov 7, 2019 | Politics
I recently wrote about the continuing relevance of social class. At the start of the 2019 General Election campaign, I was gifted two comments from Tory MPs. Both indicated their disdain for the working class and nicely illustrated the vocal and attitude based class...
