tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post8667056566871774891..comments2024-02-06T16:17:25.826+00:00Comments on THE GRĂNMARK BLOG: Reading Christopher Lasch's "The Revolt of the Elites" just went to the top of my "to do" listScott Gronmarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-25343734637187636402016-02-27T18:41:38.036+00:002016-02-27T18:41:38.036+00:00All excellent behaviours, Tomahawk - but I'm n...All excellent behaviours, Tomahawk - but I'm not sure you'd ever get enough people to follow them to make a genuine difference. The real problem, I think, is how you'd ever get a party in power that would loosen the stranglehold of the liberal left on the Church, schools, universities, the arts, and which would initiate a genuine bonfire of the quangos. One of the unfortunate side-effects of Corbyn's rise to power is, I suspect, to push UKIP into being a populist working-class party stealing votes from Labour - the era of challenging the Conservatives is, I fear, pretty much over. As for going to church - Anglican or Catholic - while it should prove good for the soul, may not be good for one's politics: both of the main Christian churches are firmly controlled by the liberal-left. <br /><br />At least, thanks to thinkers such as Christopher Lasch, we know what the problem is - how to solve it is, I fear, a whole other matter. Scott Gronmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-83953197403001664122016-02-26T11:52:16.643+00:002016-02-26T11:52:16.643+00:00What I want to read is not a book which identifies...What I want to read is not a book which identifies the problem but one that suggests a way of dealing with it. The only things I can think of are: 1) going to church 2) dressing well, 3) engaging with the arts 4) voting UKIP 5) encouraging children to get out of state education asap. There must be other ways.Tomahawknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-31083614812215435582016-02-24T20:08:25.977+00:002016-02-24T20:08:25.977+00:00Jayne-Anne can actually READ? You amaze me!
I don...Jayne-Anne can actually READ? You amaze me!<br /><br />I don't suppose she talked about the - you know - economic benefits of being in the EU? Nah - best leave that for a social worker to answer, I suppose.Scott Gronmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-27258608507299711922016-02-24T18:58:20.796+00:002016-02-24T18:58:20.796+00:00Neither remorse nor humility seem common among ban...Neither remorse nor humility seem common among bankers. Only yesterday BBC Radio 4 treated us to an equal opportunities hire by the name of Jayne-Anne Gadhia, twittering about the joys of EU membership.<br /><br />This dull woman was asked about the benefits of EU membership on the strength of her position as CEO of Virgin Money, Her answer? That the EU had spread 'social justice' throughout Europe. <br /><br />I know where my money's not going, now!<br /><br />But it gets better. Ms. Gadhia, it turns out, was formerly a senior executive at RBS.<br /><br /><br />According to a profile in This Is Money she reads Hello!<br /><br />You don't say...<br />GCoopernoreply@blogger.com