On Society
This page collects my thoughts about society. I write fiction with a social conscience which means I like to look under the carpet at the ‘stuff’ we pretend isn't there. I’m not prolific (i.e. annoying) . I prefer that people say - they don’t write a lot, but what they do is worth reading. Sign up to my mailing list to hear when I’ve posted new material.
You can't run a country like a company
The HBR wisdom comes from 1996 and it made sense then, before and now.
Precarity Is the Point: Why Capitalism Needs You Afraid
Exsanguinate - to drain of blood; make bloodless; to bleed to death.
Precarity - a state of persistent insecurity with regard to employment or income.
Why I hate banks!
Banks are make eye watering profits, why do they need to make super-charged profits when Kiwis are struggling?
Keeping the bastards honest – is it possible?
My question this week is – as a citizen, is it possible to keep the “bastards” sitting in the government benches honest?
Understanding Marx
I have read this short, easy to read book a couple of times - Marx for Beginners by Rius.
The new Speaker’s Corner
Social media, mainstream media as well, are making money through an old fashioned concept - speaker’s corner.
Humans are resourceful, not resources
The idea that humans are resources, an idea perpetuated by business schools despite changing the title from Human Resources to People, Culture and other pleasant words, is fundamentally wrong.
Surveillance Warning - The Streets have Eyes
Solid story about the rise of security cameras in New Zealand. If they only knew what was about to happen 😎
The future of unions
My gut feel (or is it a hope?) is that unions have a larger part in New Zealand and the world’s future.