Monday, 28 January 2019

Noteworthy Reads 3 - January 2019

It was never about Europe. Brexit is Britain’s reckoning with itself

Brexit is just the vehicle by which a fractured state has come to realise that its politics are no longer fit for purpose....

It may seem strange to call this slow collapse invisible since so much of it is obvious: the deep uncertainties about the union after the Good Friday agreement of 1998 and the establishment of the Scottish parliament the following year; the consequent rise of English nationalism; the profound regional inequalities within England itself; the generational divergence of values and aspirations; the undermining of the welfare state and its promise of shared citizenship; the contempt for the poor and vulnerable expressed through austerity; the rise of a sensationally self-indulgent and clownish ruling class. But the collective effects of these interrelated developments do seem to have been barely visible within the political mainstream until David Cameron accidentally took the lid off by calling a referendum and asking people to endorse the status quo.

5 Hidden Ways That Globalization is Changing

A thought-provoking piece on the changing nature of globalization: something to think about when searching for and assessing potential investments.

Characteristics of Successful Farmers

Applicable to many areas of business.  Something to look for when evaluating management when assessing potential investments.


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