According As We Need Them

To Each According to Their Need

To whatever extent we reach our potential in this world, my grandmother would be furious if I didn’t say that it was due to a combination of our individual talents and the societal conditions – the real existing material conditions, as a good Marxist might say – that have shaped our lives. But while she would probably not admit it, the faith in her eyes – the challenge to imagine with others a better world and actively move with them towards it,…

According As We Need Them

We’ve said it for a lot of years, but “1984” really does contain a complete explanation of every aspect of modern life, and especially politics. So let’s look at today’s Herald On Sunday, and in particular its “special report”. The report in question wasn’t produced by the Herald itself, but by Engender, a charity almost […]