Al Jazeera Network http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/profile/dan-hind.html http://www.aljazeera.com/Media/images/AJLOGOGOOGLE.png http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/profile/dan-hind.html © 2013 Aljazeera Network feedback@aljazeera.net webmaster@aljazeera.net Aljazeera Generator We will only understand the media when we appreciate the extent to which they are the creatures of state power. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/06/201361014225318383.html 201361014225318383 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:19:48 GMT Pfc Manning's trial shows there may be danger in using reason to think for ourselves. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/06/201363125817224213.html 201363125817224213 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:03:01 GMT Is it time we started to treat Richard Dawkins' account of the world with a little more rational scepticism? http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/04/20134287931495175.html 20134287931495175 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:59:30 GMT Radical constitutional reform can become central to the cause of deep structural change in the British political system. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/04/20134177503722282.html 20134177503722282 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:23:27 GMT Resolving the current crisis will take more than evidence of incompetence and criminality in the ruling elite. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/02/2013212135920604925.html 2013212135920604925 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:51:16 GMT Power without responsibility is the innate feature of our rulers; the rest live lives of responsibility without power. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/02/20132683541330263.html 20132683541330263 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 13:27:22 GMT In order to have a say in objectives of science, we must exercise some direct control over how funds are distributed. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/01/201312515338840251.html 201312515338840251 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:51:36 GMT Our natural reluctance to consider how banks make money has been encouraged by the silence of those we trust. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/01/2013115152836161946.html 2013115152836161946 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:40:29 GMT The temptation of insiders to "control and manipulate information" is open to challenge by an "inrush of outsiders". http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/01/20131874840676141.html 20131874840676141 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:40:50 GMT How does one balance the need to improve conditions now with ambitions for economic and social transformation? http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/12/2012122562528123817.html 2012122562528123817 Tue, 25 Dec 2012 12:02:02 GMT Calling for "radical republicanism" in one of the world's oldest monarchies might seem like a strange thing to do. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/12/20121213142852909486.html 20121213142852909486 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:23:11 GMT We must take into account the geography of political organisation in order to alter the logic of parliamentary politics. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/12/2012125115716491499.html 2012125115716491499 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:31:20 GMT If we want to make "another world" possible, we need communication that cuts through the grandstanding of politicians. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/11/20121128131148582889.html 20121128131148582889 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 07:51:02 GMT The BBC crisis gives the UK an opportunity to think about the kind of communications system a large democracy needs. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/11/20121118123232690337.html 20121118123232690337 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:50:24 GMT Low interest rates increased the gap in wealth between those able and willing to borrow large amounts and everyone else. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/11/201211783232876641.html 201211783232876641 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:25:03 GMT It's time to distinguish between GDP growth and the common interest - they aren't always the same thing, says Dan Hind. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/10/2012103165025664672.html 2012103165025664672 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 08:15:43 GMT Jimmy Savile, "clearly a skillful manipulator", fully exploited the power his celebrity and his charity work gave him. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/10/201210178285200580.html 201210178285200580 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:21:01 GMT In the case of the British cabinet, one can tell a lot by the jobs Ministers held before taking office. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/10/20121010104726119238.html 20121010104726119238 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:16:29 GMT Newspapers have been reluctant to discuss the political economy of the media, however time for introspection is now. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/10/2012102751186998.html 2012102751186998 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 10:46:43 GMT Central banking is unavoidably political, no matter how much bankers and elected politicians tell us, that isn't. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/09/2012926103117636205.html 2012926103117636205 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 06:29:29 GMT Most citizens of the United Kingdom aren't even aware of their own country's system of government. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/09/201291995529494321.html 201291995529494321 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 09:04:59 GMT Bill Clinton's genius lay in winning and keeping the affection of those "whose interests he betrayed", writes Hind. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/09/201291283233876672.html 201291283233876672 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:26:12 GMT The public don't pay photographers to follow Rihanna around or pay journalists to make things up about her, writes Hind. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/09/2012949035176692.html 2012949035176692 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:45:21 GMT President Nixon's declared war on drugs is more than thirty years old. It's time to ask who's winning. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/08/20128298046317253.html 20128298046317253 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:37:09 GMT Could political radicals learn a few lessons from how Syriza created a diverse coalition in Greece? http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/08/201282371559392829.html 201282371559392829 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:42:14 GMT Pundits are drawing lessons from the Olympic Games to suit their political and economic agendas. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/08/201281914931705215.html 201281914931705215 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:59:11 GMT American dollars pouring into London accounts hides money from tax authorities and encourages transnational crime. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/08/201288144618816710.html 201288144618816710 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:10:53 GMT The close of the News of the World newspaper scandal highlights the need for a complete overhaul of media practices. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/07/201272610264817600.html 201272610264817600 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:22:16 GMT London's status as a hub of unfettered international finance makes it uniquely adaptable, and uniquely vulnerable. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/07/201271972132896868.html 201271972132896868 Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:21:21 GMT Most media houses are cutting staff in an effort to protect their profit margins; a new approach to news is required. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/07/201271213102791856.html 201271213102791856 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:57:22 GMT Private industry is well represented among senior executives of the publicly owned BBC, the world's largest broadcaster. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/07/201274847285272.html 201274847285272 Sat, 07 Jul 2012 16:00:21 GMT The 'quick-fix' strategies of politicians of the past century have led the country into a deep economic malaise. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/06/2012625105238339629.html 2012625105238339629 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:32:39 GMT Aristotle said that unequal access to information supported all kinds of inequality elsewhere. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/06/2012619115740544660.html 2012619115740544660 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 12:06:52 GMT Is there a progressive counter-narrative to the libertarian right? http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/06/201261113417720932.html 201261113417720932 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:36:44 GMT Following the crisis, Icelanders demanded a new constitution and active participation in its creation. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/06/2012658135998757.html 2012658135998757 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:18:48 GMT Iceland isn't a model for Ireland. It is a model for the whole European Union. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/05/201252874716394428.html 201252874716394428 Wed, 30 May 2012 09:41:24 GMT Productivity has skyrocketed over the last 50 years, making more and more workers redundant. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/05/201251465149622626.html 201251465149622626 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:08:59 GMT The low turnout in last week's local elections in Britain points to wider disillusionment with representative politics. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/05/20125712586975411.html 20125712586975411 Wed, 09 May 2012 12:13:19 GMT Many pride themselves on their commitment to principles of the Enlightenment, but what would a modern Voltaire do? http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/04/201243095653273383.html 201243095653273383 Wed, 02 May 2012 15:48:02 GMT Questions about links between Britain's rulers and the obscure world of offshore finance signal a need for transparency. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/04/201242611931801956.html 201242611931801956 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:18:00 GMT A new book highlights the role of politics in prosperity - a point that Europeans and Americans ignore at their peril. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/04/201241571432959431.html 201241571432959431 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:41:21 GMT Many commentators are keen to dismiss the Bradford West by-election last week, but the result is politically telling. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/04/201242105534611429.html 201242105534611429 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:56:53 GMT London is considered the "capital of capitalism" allowing foreign billionaires to stash tax free income offshore. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/201232710859674817.html 201232710859674817 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:47:03 GMT During the most significant popular mobilisation since the 1970s, the past must serve as an example. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/2012319133916584831.html 2012319133916584831 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:40:58 GMT After 2007, the common sense that had governed our understanding of politics and the economy dissolved. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/201231385059362236.html 201231385059362236 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:53:37 GMT Britain's trade unions have been kept on the margins for too long - but they have the ability to make a comeback. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/20123692358266660.html 20123692358266660 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:01:35 GMT Although the monarchy is not to everyone's taste, getting rid of the queen will not solve England's problems. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/02/2012220141553242476.html 2012220141553242476 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:31:34 GMT As the police probe into criminality in the British media broaden its scope, it's time to ask what reforms are needed. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/02/2012213757581209.html 2012213757581209 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:12:15 GMT David Cameron and Ed Miliband don't want to lose Scotland, but it's losing England that really worries them. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/02/20122683427690883.html 20122683427690883 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:40:03 GMT Actions such as those by the Occupy movements and UK Uncut provide transparency in an inherently unjust system. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/01/20121141281666982.html 20121141281666982 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:48:38 GMT