Hi Giles, Yes, I agree.
Not sure if you noticed a discussion on here a little while back about neoliberalism and arts - it was very interesting. I want to say more about all this, but I am caught up with a few things today, so will reconnect a bit later :-) Wishing you well. marc > This is a really interesting and thought provoking action. > > Looking at their site I found the following quote; > > "Anyone who thinks the spending review is just about saving money is > missing the point. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to > transform the way that government works." > > This 'word of a UK Treasury official' has been quoted quite a lot > online including by Mark Easton at the BBC; > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markeaston/2010/10/its_not_just_the_economy_stupi.html > > I find this statement deeply disturbing. It would appear that Naomi > Klein's analysis of the neoliberal 'hijacking' of disasters (be they > economic, political, 'natural', etc.) in order to push their > ideologically motivated 'reforms' past an unsuspecting or outflanked > demos rings true more than ever. > > > --------------------------------------- > www.askham.org > www.cubed-3.org > www.game-play.org.uk > --------------------------------------- > > > > > --- On *Thu, 25/11/10, marc garrett /<[email protected]>/* > wrote: > > > From: marc garrett <[email protected]> > Subject: [NetBehaviour] University of Strategic Optimism. > To: "NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity" > <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, 25 November, 2010, 10:09 > > University of Strategic Optimism. > > This is Goldsmiths' Centre for Cultural Studies' bank occupation > from today. > Inaugural lecture from the University of Strategic Optimism, held in > Lloyds TSB, London Bridge on 24/11/2010 > > http://videos.wittysparks.com/id/2454018622 > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > </mc/[email protected]> > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
