By and large we don't get the governments we deserve; we get the governments funders pay for. As in the US, UK politics is becoming dominated by huge spending. The result is *inevitably* to push us rightwards. The unions' position is breath-takingly blinkered. They will never win the funding race.

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This month's piece for the Clare Champion on Naomi Klein Astra Taylor, apocalypse lovers and the ginormous 'Art Data Center which has been given the go ahead in Ennis clarechampion.ie/opinion-with...

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this is why government not ‘the market’ must build homes

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It’s depressing to see schools use AI to create flyers, banners, & t-shirts. When I was in high school the faculty would come to the art department to have students create these things. I learned so many skills that have followed me my entire professional life. That’s what I thought school was for.

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I’ve a piece in @irishexaminer.bsky.social this morning about Ireland’s economic identity crisis www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

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