On the economics, about micro-, macro- and the economics of ideas.
STV
When’s STV not STV? When there’s no transfer of surpluses, or when you express more than a second preference?
New Cross
Mrs L. was saying, that Deptford is pre-gentrifying at such a rate that there’ll be a Costa next! She’s wrong, it’s already here.
Spitalfields
Went to Tower Hamlets last night, the comrades teamed me with a visitor from Hendon and sent us to the depths of Spitalfields.
Curry
A new curry house has opened next to the Marquis of Granby in New Cross, hope it’s better than the last.
Beauty
The current Android folder icons are very ugly. Why can’t I have the old Android desktop folder icons back? …
Jeremy Corbyn is running for Labour Leader
Earlier this week, Jeremy Corbyn MP announced he was running for Leader on an anti-austerity platform, he’s been welcomed by many; his campaign twitter feed, facebook page and web site are now all on line. I have a piece on what went wrong and other things waiting to be finished, but I am busy at work, at home and campaigning. I’ll say more when I have time. …
Tower Hamlets
I went across the river to campaign for John Biggs for Mayor in Tower Hamlets. It was an odd experience, people seem well informed but the politics is so narrow. In Deptford, during the general election, the politics was varied and rich, with discussions covering Palestine, cost of living, welfare spending, the Iraq war, the SNP and Trident. In TH, both civil society and the body politic seem broken. Half don’t seem to know how to fix it, and half don’t want to.
Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn has entered the Labour Party’s Leadership election. He tweets here, has a facebook page and a cool mobile optimised web site here. …
Voices
Just seen that Michael Cashman is standing for Labour’s Conference Arrangements Committee…he claims to want to be the voice of members; he wasn’t that when on the NEC and acting as Chairman of Conference. Inaccurate counting of hand votes and refusing a secret ballot does not auger well. …
Lies and apologies
More about Labour should apologise (about spending too much) and move on. What do they want? To have let a bank go under? And how do you stop the contagion at one? The Brown Government saved Britain’s savings and some how its successor is not trusted on the economy. …