Dictators can fix up their entire families in good jobs, in or around government, and often do. In democracies, such a practice is frowned upon. Privileged access to the corridors of power through family connections and a kind of old boys' network, is also deemed an abuse of power, and so it is.
Profit is the sole criterion used by the establishment to evaluate economic activity. From the rat race to lame ducks. The vocabulary in vogue is a g… - Jimmy Reid
Profit is the sole criterion used by the establishment to evaluate economic activity. From the rat race to lame ducks. The vocabulary in vogue is a g…
- Jimmy Reid
Arthur Scargill’s leadership of the miners’ strike has been a disgrace. The price to be paid for his folly will be immense. He will have destroyed th… - Jimmy Reid
Arthur Scargill’s leadership of the miners’ strike has been a disgrace. The price to be paid for his folly will be immense. He will have destroyed th…
From the very depth of my being, I challenge the right of any man or any group of men, in business or in government, to tell a fellow human being tha… - Jimmy Reid
From the very depth of my being, I challenge the right of any man or any group of men, in business or in government, to tell a fellow human being tha…
Dictators can fix up their entire families in good jobs, in or around government, and often do. In democracies, such a practice is frowned upon. Priv… - Jimmy Reid
Dictators can fix up their entire families in good jobs, in or around government, and often do. In democracies, such a practice is frowned upon. Priv…
A rat race is for rats. We're not rats. We're human beings. Reject the insidious pressures in society that would blunt your critical faculties to all… - Jimmy Reid
A rat race is for rats. We're not rats. We're human beings. Reject the insidious pressures in society that would blunt your critical faculties to all…
The task of the media in a democracy is not to ease the path of those who govern, but to make life difficult for them by constant vigilance as to how… - Jimmy Reid
The task of the media in a democracy is not to ease the path of those who govern, but to make life difficult for them by constant vigilance as to how…
From the Olympian heights of an executive suite, in an atmosphere where your success is judged by the extent to which you can maximise profits, the o… - Jimmy Reid
From the Olympian heights of an executive suite, in an atmosphere where your success is judged by the extent to which you can maximise profits, the o…
Robert Burns enriched Scottish song with his genius and is mainly responsible for the rich treasure house of song that we enjoy today. He collected f… - Jimmy Reid
Robert Burns enriched Scottish song with his genius and is mainly responsible for the rich treasure house of song that we enjoy today. He collected f…
It is in the public interest to know what our governors are up to. If they are up to doing good, then they are only too happy to let us know. When th… - Jimmy Reid
It is in the public interest to know what our governors are up to. If they are up to doing good, then they are only too happy to let us know. When th…
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