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The world’s billionaires list

March 24, 2021 By Useful Ideas Project

Chamath Palihapitiya

If you're interested in identifying the 150 people that Chamath Palihapitiya says run the world (assuming that Palihapitiya has not fallen for a conspiracy theory) - then a list of the world's billionaires is a good place to start, as the Kochs, the only name Palihapitiya mentions, are in the top 30 richest billionaires in 2021. Palihapitiya says: they’re all men, but … [Read more...] about The world’s billionaires list

Request for info: Increased inequality linked to growth in pro-Elite political lobbying?

March 24, 2021 By Useful Ideas Project Leave a Comment

Inequality graph

A 2014 report, part-funded by NASA, states that in unequal societies, “collapse is difficult to avoid…. Elites grow and consume too much, resulting in a famine among Commoners that eventually causes the collapse of society.” and “economic inequality, can independently lead to a societal collapse. This is shown in the Type-L collapse scenario in the paper, where an … [Read more...] about Request for info: Increased inequality linked to growth in pro-Elite political lobbying?

Daniel Hannan. Who is he? Who funds him and what do they want?

December 22, 2020 By Useful Ideas Project Leave a Comment

Danial Hannan

If you don't examine what Daniel Hannan says too closely, he can appear quite articulate and reasonable. Delve deeper, and his libertarian outlook could be classed as very odd. Many of his views, such as abolishing the NHS and removing food safety laws align closely with the demands of foreign billionaires, such as the Kochs. It's been announced today that Daniel Hannan … [Read more...] about Daniel Hannan. Who is he? Who funds him and what do they want?

Brexit and carelessness

December 10, 2020 By Useful Ideas Project Leave a Comment

Johnson and Gove

Michael Gove has been careless with the truth again. It's worth noting that this is not surprising. On the BBC Today radio programme (9 December 2020), Michael "Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster" Gove was interviewed.He's a senior politician, a leading Brexit-ist and surely aware that the UK is in the final stages of negotiations with the EU that will alter millions of … [Read more...] about Brexit and carelessness

Brexit, empire and cultural dementia. David Andress demolishes lazy nationalism

October 22, 2018 By Useful Ideas Project 1 Comment

Brexit and empire

A leave voter at the Save Brexit Rally wants Brexit so that Britain can "get back to being a British Empire". Are his views a product of 'cultural dementia'? At the Save Brexit Rally in Harrogate on 20 October 2018, Sky News interviewed a leave voter who explained his support for Brexit by saying it would help Britain to "get back to being a British Empire again", and that … [Read more...] about Brexit, empire and cultural dementia. David Andress demolishes lazy nationalism

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