ABOUT KAMRAN’s Blog and GUEST BLOG
I- KAMRAN’s Blog: Dedicated to the Common Good- aiming to be a source of hope and inspiration; enabling us all to move from despair to hope; darkness to light and competition to cooperation. “Let the beauty we love be what we do.”-Rumi
II- KAMRAN MOFID’s GUEST’s BLOG: Here on The Guest Blog you’ll find commentary, analysis, insight and at times provocation from some of the world’s influential and spiritual thought leaders as they weigh in on critical questions about the state of the world, the emerging societal issues, the dominant socio-economic logic, globalisation, money, markets, sustainability, dialogue, cooperation, environment, media, spirituality, faith, culture, the youth, the purpose of business and economic life, the crucial role of leadership, and the challenges facing economic, business, management, education, and more.
“When we are dreaming alone it is only a dream. When we are dreaming together it is the beginning of reality.”—Helder Camara
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The Lost Decade: The Hidden Story of How Austerity Broke Britain*
‘Between 2010 and 2020, Conservative cuts destroyed the fabric of society as we know it. Speaking to people on the frontline reveals the ways our lives have been changed forever...’
*The latest on inhumanity of Austerity(March 2024): Austerity doesn’t just damage public services, it destroys faith in the future
Poverty envoy says callous policies driven by political desire for social re-engineering.
‘The UK government has inflicted “great misery” on its people with “punitive, mean-spirited, and often callous” austerity policies driven by a political desire to undertake social re-engineering rather than economic necessity, the United Nations poverty envoy has found.’
‘The outcome of austerity policies in Britain and elsewhere has become painfully clear: increased child poverty and social misery; declining life expectancy; an increase in racial inequality; decaying public schools and public health and other public services; and all-around catastrophe for disabled people.’ More on these a bit later.
First, Lest We Forget
Nearly nine years ago, in May 2011, I shared the following in an email with our GCGI Friends, which I believe must be remembered again, its words and sentiments,feelings and emotions, more true today, than the day they I wrote them:
- Cortona Week 2020- A Week of Fulfilment, Joy and Friendship
- How can we measure what makes a country great?
- Zoroastrianism the ancient religion of Persia that has shaped the world
- What is Happiness? What is the Good Life? Lessons from the ancient philosophers to help improve our lives today.
- Weaving the Tapestry of Love on Valentine’s Day in the Time of COVID
- THIS ENGLISH BREXIT- Canon Dr Paul Oestreicher
- So, They Got Their Brexit Done!