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Month: April 2013

Proof of the pudding – If you don’t own it you don’t control it.

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April 16, 2013

It’s great being proven right. I’ve long argued that who owns the companies that make up the energy or indeed any other sector is important because if you don’t own it then you simply don’t control it. The free market ideologues argue that it doesn’t matter who …read more

"Media under Indy": prez to Scotsman conference & Scotsman essay

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Speymouth April 9, 2013


This is a mole I’ve been trying to whack for years… But below are my various contributions to the Scotsman’s “Future of the Media in Scotland” event, both the article for the paper and presentation on the day of the event.

More than it …read more

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