tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post2642344321184980952..comments2024-03-04T10:20:10.154+00:00Comments on Anna Chen: Madam Miaow Says: Dr Patrick Nolan defends bankers: Orwell Prize launchMadam Miaowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237951918529887305noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-60283716877478569342010-10-28T19:59:04.463+01:002010-10-28T19:59:04.463+01:00Cor who is that woman who asks "Are the poor ...Cor who is that woman who asks "Are the poor different than us?" Who are us. I read when I was young that Tony crossland rediscovered poverty for the Labour party and I thought, o yea and Columbus, I suppose, discovered Amarica.David Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624091496617889083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-50773485087289282572010-10-25T17:18:07.843+01:002010-10-25T17:18:07.843+01:00You remember 'Policy-based evidence-making'...You remember 'Policy-based evidence-making'? It's as old as the Ancient egyptians:<br />For the ancient Egyptians, the act of simply writing something down formally, or painting it, was a way of making it true. As a result, there are no images or passages in The Book of the Dead that describe anything unpleasant happening. Setting it down would have made it part of the plan. There was, however, always a heavy emphasis on dropping the names of relevant gods at key points along the journey."<br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/oct/24/book-of-the-dead-egypt-exhibition<br />Tut-en-Cameron isn't quite as modern as he likes to think. In fact, he's positively pre-scientific.biginaboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707997679359900326noreply@blogger.com