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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Jonathan Powers - Evolving Evolution ; Part One - Dr Erasmus Darwin - iOpening Books, 2013</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Dr Erasmus Darwin (1731 - 1802) was grandfather of Charles Darwin and, as the author explains, "articulated his own evolutionary worldview" before his grandson published On the Origin of Species in 1859.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Erasmus was not the only early evolutionist to have links to Derby as Robert Waring Darwin and Herbert Spencer were also "linked to the same Midlands industrial town".</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">The author agrees with Paul Elliott that "this `evolutionary perspective` .. was a by-product of the belief in technological progress which accompanied the early industrial revolution - spreading from centres such as Derby, the Derwent Valley and Coalbrookdale to what became the great manufacturing centres of the Midlands and the North." He goes on to argue that "this perspective also influenced the character of their evolutionary views which...were distinctly and unrepentantly progressivist."</span> </strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">The author is at pains to put Darwin into context and spends some time explaining how Darwins` idea fitted in with, or differed from, his philosophical forebears, going back at some points as far as Hippocrates and Aristotle. I believe this is useful, though once or twice I did feel we might be getting too much of a good thing.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Looking at the changing times in which Darwin lived, Mr Powers emphasises the social changes engendered by the Industrial Revolution. He points out that in the Middle Ages "it was enturely natural to see everything, as well as everyone, as having been planned to fit into their `proper places`", but argues that "the rise of a `merchant class` and the development of a Market Economy...began to destabilise the assumptions of the old order."</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">He points out that Darwin did not see his `evolutionism` as working against (his version of) Christianity, believing in a deity he variously referred to as The Great Architect, The Cause of Causes and his "celestial guide".</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Frequent use is made of quotations from Darwins` poetry and while it`s not to my taste, I think it is useful to have these.</span></strong> </div>
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<strong> <span style="color: cyan;">It is outside the scope of this review to discuss all the issues and ideas contained in this booklet so I shall content myself with the observation that Erasmus Darwin was no numpty and neither is Jonathan Powers. </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">We turn now to reactions to Darwins` beliefs. The most significant of these came when Darwin and like-minded bods formed a group called the Derby Society for Political Information. In the great tradition of these things they held meetings on licensed premises and eventually produced their `manifesto`, a broadsheet addressed "To the Friends of Free Enquiry and the General Good`. Initially this was not deemed controversial and indeed it was published in the Chester Chronicle with accompanying editorial comment endorsing its` "genuine sentiments of freedom, liberality and truth" which the writer believed would be welcomed by "every friend to the happiness and prosperity of the people".</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">The document appears to have been a philosophical treatise on the nature and purposes of `true government`. While it did accuse the British Government of "deep and alarming abuses" it was careful to qualify this with the observations that "our situation is comfortable, compared with that of many European kingdoms" and that "as the times are in some degree moderate, they ought to be free from riot and confusion". However, the closing paragraph, which invited "friends of freedom...to form similar societies and to act with unanimity and firmness till the people be too wise to be imposed upon" was treated by the authorities as an incitement to rebellion. In truth, the aim of the signatories was only that their followers should seek "influence in the government"..."commensurate with their dignity and importance". So, campaigners seeking to bring pressuere to bear on government rather than revolutionaries seeking to overthrow it.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">They lived in turbulent times, however. Darwin, a Republican, had initially welcomed the French Revolution, and had twice turned down the chance to become the King`s Personal Physician. Some reaction was probably inevitable.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">When the Morning Chronicle published the Derby Societys` declaration both the publisher and printer were arrested for spreading "seditious libel". </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">In a comparable case the previous year Thomas Muir, an Edinburgh lawyer, had been transported to Botany Bay for 14 years when charged with sedition. These defendants were more fortunate. The jury initially attempted to mitigate the offence by delvering a verdict that they were guilty of publishing the material in question but "without malicious intent." The judge rejected their verdict as invalid, only to have them return a second verdict of `Not </span><span style="color: cyan;">Guilty."</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Although Mr P does not mention it, the case anticipated in many ways the 1794 Treason Trials</span> (</strong> <a href="http://en.wikipedia/wiki.org1794_Treason_Trials/"><span style="color: yellow;">http://en.wikipedia/wiki.org1794_Treason_Trials/</span></a> <strong>),<span style="color: cyan;"> a set of cases in which jurors rejected attempts to use the Courts to stifle debate. In my view, these are cases which should be more</span><span style="color: cyan;"> widely known, though I must admit I was unaware of them myself until a week or two ago !</span></strong> </div>
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<span style="color: cyan;"><strong>All this and more is to be found in Mr P`s worthy tome</strong>. </span><strong><span style="color: cyan;">In places I personally felt there was a bit too much detail, but there again I`m probably a very different person to the author. Overall, I found it a satisfying read which only occasionally lapses into academic jargon.</span> </strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">More importantly, for me it brought to life a person from history who was previously just a name to me. I`m not sure where you can purchase a copy online - I like to think that is sold clandestinely, possibly in a plain wrapper, in secret hotbeds of latter-day radicalism located somewhere near Derby City Centre. That would be quite glamorous in it`s way.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">If such networks are not available to you, there are a few of Jonathan Powers` I-Opening Booklets for sale in the gift shop at Derby Museum !</span></strong></div>
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Hoonaloon Collectableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555714371054226781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579523127937224331.post-38299047284035887832014-07-05T03:12:00.000-07:002014-07-14T03:01:39.589-07:00Action Mesothelioma Day 4 July 2014<br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">Yesterday was Action Mesothelioma Day here in the UK.</span></em></strong> </div>
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">AMD is a day of events aimed at raising funds and/or awareness in relation to asbestos-related illness. I became interesed in the issue a few years ago when a friend of mine died as a result of exposure to asbestos whilst working for a roofing company and each yeasr I like to do my bit to publicise the event, usually by posting details at </span></em></strong><a href="http://bookshelvesandbrownale.blogspot.com/"><strong><em><span style="color: yellow;">http://bookshelvesandbrownale.blogspot.com</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span style="color: cyan;"> or elsewhere. It`s not much, but it`s what I can do.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">For details of this year`s events and actvities, contact Debbie Neale via </span></em></strong><a href="http://www.mesothelioma.uk.com/"><strong><em><span style="color: yellow;">http://www.mesothelioma.uk.com</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span style="color: cyan;"> .</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">I understand that one of the groups concerned has created a petition, which you can view at </span></em></strong><a href="http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/59014"><strong><em><span style="color: yellow;">http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/59014</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span style="color: cyan;"> . The petition, headed `Provision of Research Funding into Asbestos Related Diseases` will be live until 9 January 2015.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">If you want to sign the petition, all well and good. If you prefer to learn more about the subject, and/or about a few of the groups involved in this years` AMD, here are some links ; </span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">I`ve neglected this blog far more than I meant to in recent times. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">In the unlikely event that anyone`s missed my humble offerings during that time, you might wish to know that I`m currently working on a review of `Evolution Evolving ; Part One - Dr Erasmus Darwin` by Jonathan Powers.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">I`m only part way through Mr P`s booklet but am hoping to post a review very soon.</span></strong> <br />
<br />Hoonaloon Collectableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555714371054226781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579523127937224331.post-90623890033056661722014-03-08T13:05:00.002-08:002014-03-08T13:07:02.860-08:00A Brief Hiatus<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Just a short note to say I haven`t abandoned this blog, but circumstances outside my control have kept me from giving it much attention for a while.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">I mean to rectify that in the very near future !</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">In the meantime, here`s a picture of a hedgehog.</span></strong><br />
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<br />Hoonaloon Collectableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555714371054226781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579523127937224331.post-34288750766025446792013-09-30T09:47:00.000-07:002013-09-30T09:48:59.024-07:00W R Lester - Unemployment and the Land - United Committee for the Taxation of Land Values<br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">In my previous posting on this blog, we looked at the thoughts of Frank Dupuis and I mentioned that he found the answers to many of his questions in W R Lester`s Unemployment and the Land.</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">Since I own a copy of said work, it seems logical to look at that now.</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">W R Lester was, I believe, William Richard Lester, born 1860, an admirer of American political philosopher Henry George. He was an election candidate for the Liberal Party* in 1910 and the author of a number of pamphlets, most, if not all, of which were connected with the question of land value taxation.</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">If anyone has any further information on the literate Liberal Lester, I`d be glad to hear from you.</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">Unemployment and the Land is a pleasure to read. Mr L puts his case clearly and succinctly, arguing his points well. </span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">His argument is that unemployment is a relatively modern, artificial phenomenon and that it`s existence shows that "our civilization has taken a wrong turning". The roots of this modern malaise can, he believes, be traced back to the enclosure of common land in the Middle Ages. </span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">"Unemployment is no part of the natural order as many assume it to be" he asserts. </span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">His arguments and opinions do not easily fit into neat little categories of right/left politics. He identifies the monopolisation of land ownership by a wealthy few as the source of the problem he wishes to address, but is no opponent of capitalism. He argues that "it is futile to blame Goverments for not `providing` work. They cannot do it." but endorses a statement made by Henry George ; </span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">"If there is want, if there is scarcity, if there are men who cannot find employment, if there are people starving in the midst of plenty, is it not simply because what the Creator intended for the use of man has been made the private property of the few ?"</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">One area of his thinking will have been of particular interest to Frank Dupuis, which is the effect of imposition of western practises on African societies and, by extension, on other areas of what was then the empire ; </span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">"To-day this process of enclosure, under another name, is proceeding before our eyes among native tribes in Colonial possessions, with the same dire consequences...So long as the natives retained their tribal lands, workless men did not and could not exist."</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">He goes on to detail hearings on the matter under the name of the Native Labour Commission (Kenya), 1912 - 13 ; </span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">"Settler after settler came before the Commission and demanded in the most precise terms that the natives should be forced out of `reserves` to work for wages by cutting down their land so that they should have less than they could live on...The process of reducing men to unemployment and poverty is here stated in all its` nakedness." </span></em></strong><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;"><strong><em>Do his ideas make sense ? For myself, I have to say I am not someone who is readily persuaded by ideas that have never been tried anywhere, or to the glib assumption that a proposed course of action will</em></strong><strong><em> have no unintended consequences. At the same time, if everyone thought like that very little would ever change ! For the moment then, I count myself as sympathetic but unconvinced.</em></strong></span><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">Assuming one accepts his arguments regarding the enclosure of common land, one`s response could vary quite a bit, from joining, say, The Ramblers or the Open Spaces Society (my own preferred option) , to storming the barricades like some latter-day revolutionary ! Taxing the value of land is only one of a variety of choices one could make.</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">Nonetheless, Lester is a provocative thinker and an advocate of reasoned and orderly change, so for that reason he is, in my opinion, well worth a read. </span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">For a more recent look at the question of land value taxation, this article may be of interest ;</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em></em></strong><br />Hoonaloon Collectableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555714371054226781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579523127937224331.post-90201058723068507842013-06-07T13:02:00.000-07:002013-06-07T14:07:41.155-07:00Quotation Station - Frank Dupuis<br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">"The contrasts to be observed between the effects of the depression in Africa and England were striking enough to arouse my curiosity. In Africa the collapse of export markets meant bankruptcy to many planters and some traders and had aroused discontent among native producers but no African was either destitute or even badly in want. The `unemployment problem` simply did not exist.</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">To find in England, where people were suppposed to be so much richer and wiser than `natives`, multitudes depending upon public assistance even for food, and begging for hard work as if it were a charity to be dispensed by the generous, was startling. It impressed me as unnatural although my English friends, to whom it was customary, did not regard it so. They were satisfied that all differences between England and Africa could be explained by industrialisation. But they could not tell me how. </span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">I thought they condemned in advance any suggestion that a more primitive society might have some lesson to teach them. Was not the black man a poor brother in need of their help and guidance ? As I knew that the black man was just the same as other people and quite capable of providing for himself, I was less disposed to accept assurances which others seemed to pass without question."</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">He found the answers to his questions in W R Lester`s Unemployment and the Land and as a result became involved in a group called the United Commmittee for the Taxation of Land Values, contributing to their periodical Land and Liberty regularly.</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">For the moment we will simply note that the United Committee was a body that drew inspiration from the works of American philosopher Henry George and was not an organisation that can be easily classified as being either left or right wing. It still exists today, under the name the Henry George Foundation.</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">The quote above is interesting in many ways and I suspect different people will take different things from it. I am quite happy for that to be the case and have no intention of interposing my own thoughts and interpretations.</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;"> Understanding that I only exist because of a wonderful cosmic accident means I truly appreciate just how lucky we all are to exist at all, and so we should make the most of our time on earth and not waste this brief opportunity to shine as brightly as the stars that created the atoms we are all made of . </span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">That for me is what defines Humanism.".</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">For more from Jim, see Nick Osmond- `Another Humanist - "Believing in God is Fine by Me" says Jim Al-Khalili` - posted at <a href="http://bookshelvesandbrownale.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: yellow;">http://bookshelvesandbrownale.blogspot.com</span></a> on 11 April 2013. </span></strong>Hoonaloon Collectableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555714371054226781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579523127937224331.post-7990317038280497332013-04-30T02:18:00.002-07:002013-04-30T02:32:25.402-07:00Updates ; Fiji<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">The Minority Rights Group has published a new report, Fiji ; The Challenges and Opportunities and Diversity. </span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">The report comes at a time when Amnesty International and Labour Start are expressing concerns about the situation in Fiji.</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">The MRG report is "based on evidence drawn from exclusive interviews across the diversity of Fiji`s ethnic groups and aims "to provide insight into the underlying causes and consequences of ethnic tensions in Fiji."</span></em></strong><br />
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<br />Hoonaloon Collectableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555714371054226781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579523127937224331.post-76769246496775874072013-03-29T13:36:00.001-07:002013-03-29T13:37:02.957-07:00An Update<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">I`ll be back posting on this blog again very soon, but until then, keep up with me at </span></em></strong><a href="http://bookshelvesandbrownale.blogspot.com/"><strong><em><span style="color: yellow;">http://bookshelvesandbrownale.blogspot.com</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span style="color: cyan;"> and </span></em></strong><a href="http://hoonaloon.blogspot.com/"><strong><em><span style="color: yellow;">http://hoonaloon.blogspot.com</span></em></strong></a><br />
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<br />Hoonaloon Collectableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555714371054226781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579523127937224331.post-1887199476835185352013-03-23T05:27:00.001-07:002013-03-27T04:11:32.374-07:00Another Aid Controversy<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">The vexed question of overseas aid raises it`s head yet again in a recent article by an anonymous representative of Ethiopia`s Oromo people* ; </span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">The writer refers to Ethiopia`s FDRE Proclamation 621/2009, which he/she acknowledges was "intended to impose superior regulation of charities", but goes on to argue that in practise it has meant that "party leaders decide who should receive...emergency support" . </span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">Admirers of Ethiopia`s current regime often present it as a kind of synthesis of old-style state-centralist economy with western individualism and initiative. I can actually see where they`re coming from with that, though I doubt that in practice the "best of both worlds" approach is actually what is happening on the ground.</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">Leaving that aside, the article does raise questions about how NGO aid agenices can be made accountable. While many would question whether self-regulation and intitatives like The Sphere Project are really a long-term solution, it`s unclear how any form of independent scrutiny is ever to be achieved.</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: blue;"></span></em></strong><br />Hoonaloon Collectableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555714371054226781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579523127937224331.post-49505824133224834502012-10-14T10:53:00.000-07:002012-10-14T12:04:51.612-07:00Quotation Station - Richard Pankhurst<strong><span style="color: yellow;"><em>"Life is nothing without enthusiasms."</em> </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Pretty much my whole knowledge of the Pankhursts is derived from Barbara Castle`s book Sylvia and Christabel Pankhurst, which I`ve owned for about twenty years and only read twice, so I can`t claim to be an authority on the subject.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">The Pankhursts are chiefly associated in the public mind with the Suffragette movement, of course. On wider issues, their endless idealogical twistings and turnings can make unintentionally humorous reading.</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;"><strong>Richard M Pankhurst began his political life as a Conservative, went on to become a radical Liberal and eventually began to associate himself with socialist causes of his day such as the Fabian Society and the Independent Labour Party. His wife </strong><strong>Emmeline joined her husband in his campaigning for the Independent Labour Party but ended her days a Conservative.</strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Of their three daughters, Adela was a founding member of the Australian Communist Party but like her mother eventually moved to the right. Christabel evetually became a Second Adventist and disowned her Suffragette past, whilst Sylvia was at one point so far to the left she thought Lenin too moderate.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">In fairness to Sylvia, in her post-Communist period she continued to apply herself tirelessly and indeed selflessly to a variety of causes, in some ways anticipating later developments in progressive thinking, for instance in her involvement with Africa. Her son, the younger Richard (Richard Keir Pethick Pankhurst) lives in Ethiopia and is a well-respected author/historian.</span></strong><br />
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<br />Hoonaloon Collectableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555714371054226781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579523127937224331.post-73211290484143198962012-10-06T10:56:00.001-07:002012-10-06T11:17:28.009-07:00More Hoonaloons For Webdubs<br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">Having been relatively high-minded for the last couple of postings, I still have to make a living !</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">At 5394 in our listings is Alex La Guma`s A Walk in the Night and Other Stories, with an introduction by Nahem Yousaf. </span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">Prior to leaving South Africa in 1966, La Guma (1925 - 1985) had been active in anti-apartheid causes and the labour movement, as had his father before him, and was among the defendants at the so-called Treason Trial. He pursued his career as a writer whilst in exile, as well as continuing an involvement in the social/political issues of his homeland.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">At 5399 is Ian Dewhirst`s The Story of a Nobody ; A Working Class Life 1880 - 1939</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;"><em>To view our entire stock, click here ; </em> </span></strong><a href="http://www.abebooks.co.uk/Hoonaloon-Books-Derbyshire/53404521/sf"><strong><span style="color: cyan;"><span style="color: yellow;">http://www.abebooks.co.uk/Hoonaloon-Books-</span></span><span style="color: yellow;">Derbyshire/53404521/sf</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color: yellow;"> .</span></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">The group has praised Kenya`s "new and progressive constitution" and has urged the Kenyan government to build on the "postive environment" this has created by taking "immediate steps to protect the lives of affected communities and prevent a further escalation of violence.""</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">This is Samuel Morley MP (1809 - 1886), a noted 19th century philanthropist and social reformer.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">To find out how the man they called The Merchant Philanthropist became a noted anti-slavery campaigner and a major backer of a radical trade union jourmal, see my post `Samuel Morley of Nottingham`, posed yesterday at </span><a href="http://bookshelvesandbrownale.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: yellow;">http://bookshelvesandbrownale.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="color: cyan;"> .</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;"><u>NB </u> The photo is entitled Nottingham Arboretum : Bust of Samuel Morley by John Sutton. To find out more about his work, click here ; </span><a href="http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/38492"><span style="color: yellow;">www.geograph.org.uk/profile/38492</span></a> </strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">As I`ve already mentioned, this month`s Hoonaloon News is already online and can be found at </span></strong><a href="http://hoonaloon.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: yellow;">http://hoonaloon.blogspot.com</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color: cyan;">.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">5247 - Charles E Cobb Jr - On the Road to Freedom ; A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail - Algonquin/Workman - 2007 - Paperback</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">5275 - Alice walker - The Same River Twice : Honoring the Difficult - The Women`s Press - 1996 - 1st English Edition</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Just to let you know, the current issue of Hoonaloon News is online now and can be found at </span></strong><a href="http://hoonaloon.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: yellow;">http://hoonaloon.blogspot.com</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color: cyan;"> . Happy reading !</span></strong>Hoonaloon Collectableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555714371054226781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579523127937224331.post-22421855921272110272012-08-31T09:50:00.002-07:002012-08-31T09:51:32.303-07:00News From Hoonaloon 31 August 2012<br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">During July of this year we had a sale during which all the stock we were offering on sale via ABE was discounted by 25%.</span></em></strong><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;"><strong><em>During August of this year, all the stock which had been included in the sale was still offered at the sale price, but new items entered onto our listings after the end of August went online at their full price.</em></strong> </span><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">For that reason, we are going to extend the August offer for another two weeks - all the books we still have that were part of the July sale will continue to be offered at the sale price - 25% off their `normal` price.</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">We`ll be continuing the offer until 15 Sept 2012, after which the moment will have passed.</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Mesothelioma UK have now released the first of two bulletins giving details of events that took place on the day.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">By definition, many of the groups involved in the day are community-based groups more accustomed to raising funds/awareness and providing support to people in difficulties than with being part of a co-ordinated campaign. Nevertheless, all the groups involved contributed in their own way and I congratulate them all.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">In Manchester, the meeting was addressed by Canadian campaigner Kathleen Ruff who spoke about the Quebec Government`s decision to fund the re-opening of the Jeffrey Asbestos Mine which is expected to extract and export 5 million tonnes of asbestos over the next 20 years. Most is expected to go to countries such as India that have no restrictions on the importation of asbestos.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">A number of MPs addressed the meeting, and I believe all of these were from the Labour Party. Amongst them was Jim Dobbin MP who had asked the Prime Minister and the International Development Secretary, both Conservatives, to encourage international communities to oppose this decision. To his credit, Prime Minister David Cameron agreed to raise the issue at a meeting with the World Health Organisation later that day.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">At risk of showing my age, I thought I`d post an image of my Free Nelson Mandela badge, which obviously dates from a time when Mandela`s circumstances were rather different to the ones he enjoys today. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">I had hoped to post pictures of a few other relevant items of a similar vintage but unfortunately my inbuilt tendency to untidiness means that I`ve no idea where I`ve put them ! When I get a few moments I`ll see what I can find and post a few more images.</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;"><strong>In the meantime, t</strong><strong>hese two items may be of particular interest ; </strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Peter Clottey - South Africa`s Unions Congratulate Mandela on Birthday - 17 July 2012</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">VOA News - S. African School Children Sing Happy Birthday to Mandela - 18 July 2012</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">both of the above can be found at</span> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/section/africa/2204.html"><span style="color: yellow;">http://www.voanews.com/section/africa/2204.html</span></a> .</strong><br />
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<br />Hoonaloon Collectableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555714371054226781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579523127937224331.post-54884712399448529162012-07-08T12:59:00.005-07:002012-07-08T13:00:40.635-07:00Quotation Station ; W E B Du Bois on Liberty v. Repression<strong><em><span style="color: cyan;">The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.</span></em></strong><br />
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<br />Hoonaloon Collectableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555714371054226781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579523127937224331.post-31847474187879044272012-07-08T12:45:00.004-07:002012-07-11T08:48:17.513-07:00Hoonaloon Books July 2012<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Just a to let you know that the current Hoonaloon Books Newsletter is online now and can be found at </span></strong><a href="http://hoonaloon.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: yellow;">http://hoonaloon.blogspot.com</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color: cyan;"> .</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Don`t forget that our latest sale is already underway, with the prices of all items we are selling via ABE books reduced by 25% until 27 July 2012.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">In a spirit of enlightened self-interest, I`d like to mention that the latest Hoonaloon Books sale is now underway and runs from 1 July 2012 - 27 July 2012.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">During that period all the items we have for sale via ABE will be discounted by 25%.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">The prices shown on our ABE listings are already discounted, so all you have to do is make your choices and place your order.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">As I`ve already mentioned we stock a range of titles in the fields of history, politics and philosophy, with a variety of viewpoints represented. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">As a quick glance at our listings will show you, we also carry stock in a wide range of other categories. Recent additions to our listings have included works on Transactional Analysis and Gestalt Therapy, the flora of the Rocky Mountains, historic monuments in the UK, folktales and legends, a book of religious texts and some books of poetry.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Any questions, feel free to ask.</span></strong><br />
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<br />Hoonaloon Collectableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555714371054226781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579523127937224331.post-77013202229560550312012-06-25T00:36:00.000-07:002012-06-25T00:39:33.734-07:00Life During Wartime : Kwei Quartey on West Africa`s Role in World War Two<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Time for a bit more history.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Over at Foreign Policy in Focus, columnist Kwei Quartey has penned a useful article on West Africa`s role in the Allied war effort during World War Two. His artticle can be found here ; </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Kwei Quartey - How West Africa Helped Win World War Two - </span><a href="http://www.fpif.org/articles"><span style="color: yellow;">www.fpif.org/articles</span></a><span style="color: cyan;"> , 6 June 2012</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">I`d like to address this subject in a little more detail at some point, so it`s something I may return to in future.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">For the moment I`d just like to mention that there was no conscription in the Commonwealth</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: cyan;">during World War Two, so the Empire/Commonwealth forces were all volunteers.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">The other thing I`d like to mention is that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission exists to "commemorate the 1,700,000 men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars". It maintains cemteries, memorials and burial plots and provides various services such as a register of Commonwealth war dead so that graves or names on memorials can be located.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">To find out more, visit this site ; </span></strong><br />
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<br />Hoonaloon Collectableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555714371054226781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579523127937224331.post-35774414872650987182012-06-22T05:44:00.000-07:002012-10-23T09:33:45.220-07:00Global Ban on Asbestos<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Three years ago my oldest friend died from the effects of having worked with asbestos in his youth.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">For that reason, I like to promote awareness of the dangers of asbestos and in particular to give a plug to the UK`s annual Action Mesothelioma Day, which takes place this year on 6 July 2012.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">The theme of the day this year is to call for a global ban on asbestos.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">I have posted various items relating to issues around asbestos at </span><a href="http://angpav.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: yellow;">http://angpav.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="color: cyan;"> and</span><span style="color: yellow;"> </span><a href="http://bookshelvesandbrownale.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: yellow;">http://bookshelvesandbrownale.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="color: cyan;"> over a period of time, including a number of fairly recent items. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: cyan;">Anything anyone can do to promote awareness of this cause, perhaps by the use of blogs and social networking sites, would be very much appreciated.</span></strong><br />
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