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Waiting to Credit Marvels

on global justice, climate change, cricket, living in Winchester and other trials of patience

Tag: ideology

Searching for a new economic and social model

As the nationalisation of major banks looks increasingly likely, the World Social Forum is promoting a “new economic and social model”. It’s always informative to revisit Cuba when assessing the strengths and weaknesses of socialist ideals.

Published February 16, 2009
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Christmas spirit defies collapse of western values

The values of Christmas hold fast amongst our floundering ideals for democracy and human rights.

Published December 21, 2008
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged beta, ideology, winchester
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A blog by Bill Gunyon

Editor of Tread Softly briefings on global justice. Involved with local renewable energy, Hampshire Hogs Cricket, Winchester Poetry Festival and City of Winchester Trust. Still playing fives and real tennis. Views my own. Please respect copyright.

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Heaviness of being. And poetry
Sluggish in the doldrums of what happens.
Me waiting until I was nearly fifty
To credit marvels. Like the tree-clock of tin cans
The tinkers made. So long for air to brighten,
Time to be dazzled and the heart to lighten.

Seamus Heaney, from Seeing Things