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21 Nov 2008 Regular readers will know that I’m a progressive, leftie sort of bloke, who hates the neo-liberal doctrine and the damage it inflicts on society. I dream of a gentler world – free of extremes of wealth or poverty – where local democracy and social capital protect and nourish community life. Like many lefties, I’m uneasy with the word `evil` - the way it’s bandied about. Maybe it’s the `Lucifer` connection – but it makes me squirm. Many people are suspicious of progressives, because of our `situational` view of evil. They say that blaming parenting, or poverty, or whatever, for outrageous behaviour, lets the `bad guys` off the hook. But it’s the opposite view of many on the right – that evil lies with certain individuals – that lets most of humanity off the hook. The truth is that we all have the capacity to become brutal – it’s the progressives who are the hard realists on this one – who know that only dispersed power – democracy – protects us from the beast. Progressives believe that all of us on our wee planet are in it together – need to look after each other. Each day this week I’ve made myself think of that wee boy in London who was battered to death. I think of him – 18 months old, being in the dark, terrified – till I feel rage and shame. Whether deficient, depraved or deranged that child’s carers did terrible things and it’s fitting that they should be held to account. Those of us who struggle with the concept of evil can’t just go quiet when the issue arises; we need to offer an effective understanding of why there is so much brutality in this world – and how to contain it.---------------------------------------------- It seems to be taking forever – but when the Scottish Govt`s...Read more |
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New law centre is unveiled
21 Nov 2008 A lawcentre offering free legal advice in a troubled Glasgow community has been...Read more Economic Reconstruction-Scottish initiative: Letter from reader 19 Nov 2008 A reader has send a disturbing letter which claims that our river estuaries...Read more New Shop opening for leading social enterprise 19 Nov 2008 Award winning social enterprise, Spruce Carpets, opens its first shop on Kilmarnock...Read more New Social Entrepreneurs Fund To Support Economic Growth 19 Nov 2008 Aspiring social entrepreneurs are to benefit from Scottish Government funding...Read more The Social Entrepreneurs Fund – From Ideas to Action 19 Nov 2008 The £1 million Social Entrepreneurs Fund is aimed at individuals who want to...Read more See all previous news stories here |
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
19 Nov 2008 The Government is concentrating the whole of its purpose -through all its institutional...Read more 'To set the darkness echoing': Seamus Heaney Interview 13 Nov 2008 'I've always associated the moment of writing with a moment of lift, of joy,...Read more Speech for The Melting Pot 13 Nov 2008 I would like to begin by making a distinction between what is meant by civic...Read more The Democratic Candidate 11 Nov 2008 Benjamin barber travels the world explaining democracy - even to Colonel Gaddafi....Read more Social Enterprises to the Rescue 06 Nov 2008 There is a lot of doom and gloom surrounding the financial bail out of Scotland’s...Read more See all previous articles here |
Paths to Health Manager
Paths for All Partnership Closing Date: 28 Nov 2008 ...Read more Networks Co-ordinator Senscot Closing Date: 05 Dec 2008 ...Read more Policy and Communications Officer Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition Closing Date: 12 Dec 2008 ...Read more Sustainable Development Coordinator Glasgow East Regeneration Agency Closing Date: 12 Dec 2008 ...Read more See more jobs here |
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