Yesterday, I noticed an interesting question, by a "former cabinet secretary", in the Financial Times: Why is change so hard to deliver? FT article's subtitle: "British politicians find the odds stacked against making good on promises made to voters". The question above has been on my mind as well. The answer relates to the drivers of Change; 2018: Drivers of Change...
Mijn broer, mijn zoon en ikzelf ontvangen vrij regelmatig bovenstaand bericht. Op onze vragen (o.a. hoe, waarmee) volgt geen antwoord. Volgens mijn broer is ze haar vraag dan alweer vergeten. Haar ouderdom (90) maakt ons onmachtig. Sinds kort woont mijn moeder in een woonzorgcentrum omdat het zelfstandig wonen onverantwoord was geworden (o.a. het vallen). Ze lijkt...
Intro LO: In mijn visie is deze conservatieve trend onder jongeren nogal voorspelbaar omdat vrijwel elke generatie tegenovergesteld is aan de vorige. Dus in de jaren 1960-80 van conservatief naar progressief. In de jaren 1980-90 volgde de draai naar de VVD. Nu gaan we van progressieve ouders naar conservatieve jongeren. Als middenstanders op een dorp waren mijn...
In 2017 and in 2020, I published two similar articles: Fear sells. Advertising used to be “famous” for its Sex sells slogans: "Sex appeal in advertising is a common tactic employed to promote products and services." (Wiki) Below is an interesting cartoon example: Source: TV Tropes A lot has changed since the previous century (eg, business, humour,...
Intro LO: Last Friday, I published a Dutch blog on this topic: USA: Europe must choose between America and China !? The underlying Dutch article referred to a recent Irish Times article as its source. Subsequently, an Axios Macro article (see below) arrived the next day: The U.S.-China decoupling arrives. In my view, such a decoupling makes no logical and/or...
“Billionaire hedge fund investor Bill Ackman, who endorsed President Trump last year, is offering a stark warning about the risks of the White House’s tariff plans, arguing they could cause the economy to collapse while hurting Trump supporters the most.” (the Hill, 7 April 2025) Seriously?? We did not know ?!?! His phrase is a reminder of the German saying: wir...
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