Five Centuries of Transition from Agrarian to Industrial Capitalism in England Michael Andrew Žmolek, University of Iowa In Rethinking the Industrial Revolution: Five Centuries of Transition from Agrarian to Industrial Capitalism in England, Michael Andrew Žmolek offers the first in-depth study of the evolution of English manufacturing from the feudal
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LeDaro: U.S., Britain and Israel have used chemical weapons in the last 10 years
When the U.S, Britain and Israel uses these chemical weapons then it is okay. There is no repercussions. However, if any other country uses it then it is a crime against humanity. Hypocrisy and double talk. The U.S used chemical weapons against civilians in Iraq in 2004. Israel used chemical weapons
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Canada Should Follow Britain’s Lead
David Cameron wanted to bomb Syria so bad his teeth hurt. There was just one problem, Britain’s Iraq War fiasco. Because of Iraq, David Cameron had promised to allow parliament a veto on going to war back in 2010. He had even committed himself to repealing the royal prerogative, the
Continue readingLeDaro: A missile attack on Syria will further perpetuate the civil war
According to Clare Short, Former Secretary of State for International Development, it will be a blunder to carry out a missile attack on Syria. In a column in The Huffington Post she writes: “It is notable that the Finnish Institute for Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention said after the
Continue readingLeDaro: Barack Obama and Martin Luther King
Was Obama a suitable person to give a speech on the 50th anniversary of MLK’s “I have a dream” speech? MLK may have his own weaknesses as he was human after all, but he was not a hypocrite like Obama. It was Martin Luther King’s efforts and Lyndon Johnson’s co-operation
Continue readingTrashy's World: Cletus, Jethro, Beula and Slim…
… would all be great names for the yet-to-be-born latest British royal anachronism! I listened with disgust this morning as some zombie from the monarchist league of Canada (yes, they’re still around and huffing and puffing their “I love da Queen!” royal crap) was being interviewed on Ottawa morning. He
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: IMF Calls on Cameron Tories to Change Course
Britain’s Conservative Cameron government are the High Priests of bone-crushing austerity. David Cameron and his gaggle of privileged Saville Row suiters are not interested in sparing the lash when it comes to Britain’s weak and vulnerable. Meanwhile, Steve Harper looks on with fawning admiration at everything he wishes he could
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: And the Walls Come Tumbling Down
Another look at the century old and ongoing, lethal aftermath of the way Britain and France carved up the Middle East following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire post WWI. It’s a topic addressed here in several posts, the most recent just yesterday. We’re now witnessing the walls, built by
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Will Climate Change Drive Britain Back Into Recession?
Britain’s Tory government is hoping desperately to avoid a “triple dip” recession on its watch. The Cameron government eked out a 0.1% growth for the three months ending March 1st, about as slender a margin as they come. Recently, however, the British Isles have been plunged into a deep freeze
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: It’s Not Extreme Once It Becomes Normal
Britain’s Environment Agency has warned that the country must prepare for increasingly extreme weather conditions. Last year, flooding was recorded on 20% of days and drought on 25% of days, with rivers such as the Tyne, Ouse and Tone going from their record lowest flows to record highest in four
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Cameron’s Austerity Wins Britain a Credit Downgrade
It’s not like Britain’s Conservatives weren’t warned their austerity platform would bludgeon their nation’s economy. Still, David Cameron didn’t have to boast that keeping Britain’s AAA credit rating intact would by the real test of his economic and political credibility. Oopsie. Britain’s credit rating has now been dropped from AAA
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Britain’s Norman Legacy – One Thousand Years of Inequality
I first became aware of the Norman impact on Britain post-1066 when I learned of its effects on the English language. Normans, effectively Vikings or Norse from France, settled in as a dominant socio-economic layer atop Saxon England. They claimed the best of the best – of everything. The Saxon
Continue readingFalse positive: private profit in Canada's health care: Quality Problems Plague Britain’s Largest Privatized Laboratory
The Guardian newspaper reported a decline in quality at the Kings College Hospital trust and the St. Thomas Hospital trust’s recently privatized pathology services. The report cited in the article found an increase in clinical ”incidents” in the first year of the for-profit laboratories operations, and failure to reach “ agreed targets
Continue readingDrive-by Planet: Harper downsizes Canada with plan to share embassy space with Britain
This week Harper’s foreign affairs minister, John Baird, announced plans to share embassy/consulate space and resources with Britain in what is being described as a cost cutting arrangement. According to a Globe and Mail article this will include “… not just sharing real estate, but working together in other areas
Continue readingPample the Moose: Shared Embassies – Imperial Federation League Redux
Many people have already vociferously attacked the recent, and highly publicized, announcement by John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs, that Canada and the United Kingdom have brokered a deal to share embassy space in a number of countries as a cost…
Continue readingPample the Moose: Shared Embassies – Imperial Federation League Redux
Many people have already vociferously attacked the recent, and highly publicized, announcement by John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs, that Canada and the United Kingdom have brokered a deal to share embassy space in a number of countries as a cost-saving measure. It is hard not to think that the
Continue readingPample the Moose: Shared Embassies – Imperial Federation League Redux
Many people have already vociferously attacked the recent, and highly publicized, announcement by John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs, that Canada and the United Kingdom have brokered a deal to share embassy space in a number of countries as a cost-saving measure. It is hard not to think that the
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Canadian General Itching For A New Foreign War
In The Twilight War, historian David Crist unravels “the secret history of America’s 30-year conflict with Iran.” A secret conflict that’s looks certain to become a real war soon. Led by Israel. A war Canada’s Chief of Defence Staff General Walter Natynczyk seems to have been itching for since the
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Canadian General Itching For A New Foreign War
In The Twilight War, historian David Crist unravels “the secret history of America’s 30-year conflict with Iran.” A secret conflict that’s looks certain to become a real war soon. Led by Israel. A war Canada’s Chief of Defence Staff General Walter Natynczyk seems to have been itching for since the announcement of the
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: IMF Calls Bullshit on Brit Tory Austerity Farce
David Cameron’s boneheaded austerity fetish isn’t working. Even the International Monetary Fund, the IMF, says that much is plain. The Guardian’s Jonathan Portes has this take on the IMF report. A non-technical summary of Thursday’s International Monetary Fund report on the UK economy would be that we are up the
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