Broad Oak Magazine
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Labour's corporate bullshit
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A front page article in The Times says a study from Cornell University shows that people who are taken in by ‘corporate bullshit’ tend to b...
Friday, May 22, 2026
FRIDAY MUSIC: Benny Goodman and Swing, by JD
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“Creativity grows out of two things; curiosity and imagination” - Benny Goodman. Benjamin David Goodman was an American jazz clarinetist an...
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Thursday, May 21, 2026
Labour law and "human-heartedness"
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Our current Prime Minister is fond of using law as an expression of his autocratic power. A recent government press release states: Eleven ...
Friday, May 15, 2026
FRIDAY MUSIC: Arvo Pärt, by JD
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This is the music of the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. It may not be to everyone’s liking but when I first heard it about 30 years ago it ‘gr...
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Revival: what horses can teach us
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A marvellous video tells how China is reversing the progress of a desert that was heading towards Beijing. At first they planted great numb...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2026
The vote-rigging that never was? (Birmingham)
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The final ward to declare its result in last Thursday’s local elections in Birmingham was Glebe Farm and Tile Cross. At stake were two coun...
Saturday, May 09, 2026
It's not just about Starmer
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Even veteran journalists can get things hopelessly wrong: “In a democracy we get the politicians we deserve,” said the Daily Mail’s Andrew N...
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