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It’s got to be good for you! – But is it?

Economists have a saying; there’s no such thing as a free lunch. It’s usually invoked as a cautionary response to a new tax or social programme but it may well apply to the modern world – and modern economy – … Continue reading

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Reflections on the Pike River Mine Disaster November, 2010

“As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods. They kill us for their sport” Gloucester in King Lear, Act 4, Scene 1: William Shakespeare The end of a person’s life is the end of the most diaphanous of … Continue reading

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