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Look at the way power & responsibility are distributed around society today and ask: can’t we do better? Question the Powerful promotes political understanding and democratic action through a range of publications, guidance, and talks. (For more info, click on ‘Henry Tam: Words & Politics’ under ‘Menu’).

Wednesday, 15 February 2017

Attlee & Bread

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Clement Attlee is indisputably one of the greatest leaders of the modern age. And in these times when politics is dominated by posturing an...

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Wednesday, 1 February 2017

The Cult of Thoughtlessness

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Has the spread of social media led to the deepening of prejudices and proliferation of groundless opinions? Or has it merely increased the ...

Sunday, 15 January 2017

The Livelihood Challenge: 10 actions to consider

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What can people do to get what they need to live a decent life? The options of foraging across common terrain, or having your own land to g...

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Sunday, 1 January 2017

2017: a precarious jobs odyssey

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Why have we been landed with such a pessimistic start to the year? Because enough people voted for chaos last year. And why did they do th...

Thursday, 15 December 2016

Three Wise Memos

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In 2016, millions of people on both sides of the Atlantic, to make their lives better, chose to throw in their lot with con merchants who wi...

Thursday, 1 December 2016

How Anger Trumps Anxiety

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There are people who are prone to anger. They can be furious about all kinds of thing, and once their fuse is lit, they won’t listen to fac...

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Friday, 11 November 2016

The Brexit-Trump Regression

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2016 is the year of the UK’s European Referendum and the US’ Presidential Election. To lose one contest may be regarded as a misfortune; to...

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Henry Benedict Tam: Director of ‘Question the Powerful’ project. Author of academic studies & dystopian novels. Policy expert on communitarian governance. Educator (WEA; Cambridge University; Visiting Professor, Birkbeck, London University).

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