The rise of authenticity, and what it means
Some years ago, fourteen to be precise, I wrote a book called Authenticity. The subtitle was ‘Brands, fakes, spin and
Read moreSome years ago, fourteen to be precise, I wrote a book called Authenticity. The subtitle was ‘Brands, fakes, spin and
Read moreA conspiracy against the public – that’s what the pioneer economist Adam Smith called the process whereby suppliers get together
Read moreTuesday marks the moment of publication for the report of the RSA’s Inclusive Growth Commission, which is the culmination of
Read moreLet’s call it Catch-23. It is when you load your old version of Word onto a new computer and you
Read moreWhy are large companies trying to distance themselves so much from their customers? Listen, starting at 20 minutes 28 seconds: the
Read moreSometimes, you have to reach for metaphysics to explain the sheer idiocy of large centralised systems. I speak of the
Read moreNew readers start here. Listening to the BBC, you might easily believe that the crisis involving rail services across Sussex
Read moreThere is a tendency for those of us on the radical fringes of conventional politics to remain happily oblivious to
Read moreIt is a peculiar aspect of the Southern Rail fiasco that so many of their staff and managers, at least
Read moreTwice in the last year or so, I’ve found myself having to intervene on the platforms of the London Underground
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