Misunderstanding socialism
An article in the Daily Telegraph by Priti Patel, a former Home Secretary, has been given a preposterous headline: Britain can still escape the OECD's radical plan for permanent worldwide socialism.  What she's actually writing about is a proposal for to level the playing field in relation to Corporation Tax.  I think it's likely that the identification of this proposal with 'socialism'
http://blog.spicker.uk/misunderstanding-socialism-2/
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A just society? Rawls is not the way
An article in today's Guardian argues that the philosophy of John Rawls offers "a “realistic utopia” that provides the basis for a broad-based and genuinely transformative progressive politics."  I don't share that view.  Rawls makes a case for some of the key values dominant in American liberal politics, but falls far short of encapsulating progressive values.

The
http://blog.spicker.uk/a-just-society-rawls-is-not-the-way/
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Nigeria needs to spend more on social support
I was alarmed to read a report in the Nigerian Observer, which told me that the World Bank was pressing Nigeria to 'reduce the poverty net'.
If structural reforms are not implemented, Nigeria’s future looks bleak, per capita income will plateau, Nigerians will not have a full-time job by 2030 and if the employment rate do
http://blog.spicker.uk/nigeria-needs-to-spend-more-on-social-support/
#Politicsandeconomics #Poverty #developingcountries

How much should income be cut by?
The government claims to be concerned about 'inflation-busting' settlements.  Public sector wages have generally 'risen' by 2.7%; private sector wages by 6.9%.  Many benefits (not all) have 'risen' in line with inflation.

I have put 'risen' in inverted commas because incomes have not risen at all.  As a simple matter of maths, a rise 'in line
http://blog.spicker.uk/how-much-should-income-be-cut-by/
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