I tell her ' No man fights freedom, as Karl Marx rightly noted. But opportunities to change lives potentially millions of lives dont come along many times in a lifetime. And Carl Pilkington, sorry, Carl Miller (apologies to Carl Pilkington) is their Research Director, Centre for the Analysis of Social Media? Jess Phillips, Labour MP, describes how she was taught a visceral hatred of Tories. ", "But we don't believe in pride in stable straight marriages or heterosexuality. Except that now PH equates that with Thatcherism and wishes to find its safe antidote in the wise oversight of some political class that doesn't exist. [1], In the run-up to the 1997 general election it was seen as being close to the Labour Party, in particular its then leader Tony Blair. He was willing to put millions of pounds behind the initiative. I reply to Professor Ben Burgis, The Country was Misled on a Vital Matter - and it Wasn't Johnson's Parties, Abolition of Liberty (see also Brief History of Crime), Brief History of Crime (see also Abolition of Liberty), Broken Compass (see also Cameron Delusion), Cameron Delusion (see also Broken Compass), Conservative Party (see also Useless Tories, Tories), Death Penalty (including Capital Punishment, Execution). She is a member of the Social Value Taskforce, a trustee at Shift Foundation, and a non-executive director of Registry Trust, a not-for-profit provider of credit data. When the British arts supremo Ruth Mackenzie was named artistic director of Paris's Chtelet theatre she thought everyone knew what they were . It was at this point I thought Id have a look at Polly on Twitter. Who see that often young need the play and attention, but parents have been guided to buy stuff for them and partly to appease not being there. [citation needed], In January 2012, Demos set up the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media (CASM) to research trends in social media, and the role online conversations can play in political engagement and social policy research. Key takeaways for public servants to better drive the results that matter for their communities; learned from on North America team's work with 50 governments, 550 public servants, and 3300 residents in 2022. Jay and Neil once found an erotic youth magazine that had a model in it which they said looks exactly like Will's mum. One of the most thoughtful and elegant exchanges Ive read between two opponents this whole dreadful year, and a lovely antidote to the appalling presidential debate. I think that this is yet another old-yet-naive, utopian, egalitarian idea that should already be consigned to the wastebin of history. to improving learning outcomes for all children in the United Or she could try replacing "Criminal" with "Tory" and see how that sounds. tools we've developed for people in public services and events where She worked for over ten years in politics, in a range of advisory roles for the Liberal Democrats, and served as Director of Policy to the Deputy Prime Minister from 2010-2015. diminished as human beings. Train Station one of P Hs favourite . ", "You believe a pride in single parenthood, step families, same-sex marriage is the best bet for a child and should celebrate them. Polly should realise that many young women found that life alone wasn't all that they were told by feminists or those with money was cracked up to be. Neil Saunders | Polly graduated from Cambridge in 2002 and started her career as a business journalist. In the last half-century, adults have. Working with Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth to create a global framework for building inclusive economies, What we do, how we work, who and where we are, Our worldwide team, as well as our Board and Fellows, Come reimagine government - explore our current vacancies. Insights from European cities' rapid and creative reactions to the pandemic. And, after youve tried to work out the flow of money in and out, go to page 30 for some of their funders. Why do you think the Humanists UK and National Secular Society are campaigning to stop and reverse the growth in faith schools. Posted by: You can read the delusional reasoning yourself. Polly took up post in July 2022, having previously served as Chief Executive of Demos, the UKs leading cross-party think tank, which brings citizen voice and lived experience into public policy discussions. Polly's recent publications include The Gravitational State, The Humble Policy Maker, Living in the Exponential Age, and The Social State: From Transactional to Relational Public Services. The current Chief Executive is Polly Mackenzie, who joined the think tank in January 2018 and previously worked as the Director of Policy to the Deputy Prime Minister from 2010-15. I had been sad and angry for the future of humanity and the planet. Polly Mackenzie steps down as Director of Money and Mental Health After leading the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute through its very successful first two years, Polly Mackenzie is stepping down as Director to take up a new position as Director and Chief Executive of Demos, Britain's leading cross-party think-tank. November 13, 2020. He was ridiculed by so many and now what he has been saying becoming more and more the mainstream view on dealing with Covid. 8 on the 247Sports 2023 Composite, visited St. John's over the weekend. Twitter - Kate Hoey @CatharineHoey: Posted by: A good example is "gotten", which almost all modern Britons would tell you is an Americanism. Demos was founded in 1993 by former Marxism Today editor Martin Jacques, and Geoff Mulgan, who became its first director. also strives to improve student outcomes by diversifying the educator pipeline and advancing equity in all its partner communities. The subject comes up in a televised debate on youtube: 'Bishop Barron/Peterson: Why Nietzsche Was Right', Posted by: Think what could happen if governments shared power to create positive outcomes for people? Back . You surely want the best for them. Surely the recession will cause mental health problems, someone said, back in 2009. 10 October 2020 at 06:56 AM, Peter Starr Of one thing you can be sure: if the anti-CoViD-19 measures had involved culling animals, the British would have rebelled.. Does she not understand that most women, naturally, want to be full-time mothers and cannot pursue glamourous, fulfilling careers? It specialises in public policymaking in a range of areas - from education and skills to health and housing. Polly Mackenzie's Post Polly Mackenzie Chief Social Purpose Officer: creative leadership to solve the world's pressing social, environmental and economic problems . Posted by: Just curious, but did Polly have anything to with forming Nick Cleggs opinions on the EU. Many young people were so easily indoctrinated into extreme Islam, and left home to join ISIS. Their biggest issue is not the children, for which they seem to have little concern, but the freedom for themselves to continue working by pushing their children onto someone else to care for. Posted by: 06 October 2020 at 01:29 PM. Categories: Family Read how leaders are transforming lives and achieving public impact, Working with the Aspen Institute Center for Urban Innovation to build a framework for fostering innovation in the public sector. All Rights Reserved. A lot has changed since the show wrapped in 2010, but one thing has remained the same: Belinda Stewart-Wilson (Polly Mackenzie) still holds the crown for 'TV's fittest mum' and she has the . Will you let them drink and smoke, too? This is usually the first response I get when I propose enfranchising all citizens under the age of 18. 'Libertarian' only when that stance happens to benefit their own agenda; 'freedom' for themselves but exploitation and oppressive servitude for the rest (much the same future as under monopoly-capitalism's other wing). The real 'poison' is in her way of thinking. ", Posted by: This is why I am not a Thatcherite, and, My latest conversation with Mike Graham of Talk Radio (5th October 2020), PETER HITCHENS: If anyone tries to force apart mourners at my funeral, Ill be back to haunt them! It fell out of use in England, but not in America. The University of the Arts (UAL) has hired Polly Mackenzie as the universitys new chief social purpose officer, starting July 2022. Throwing money at this bunch of clowns is top rate trolling. The indoctrination of children into our main religious cults is a disgrace to civil society. Perhaps she thinks it's all those female engineers and surgeons! Polly Mackenzie has been appointed UAL Chief Social Purpose Officer. . And you surely also want the best for them. Stable families. How much thinking does this head of a think tank do? She previously worked for Nick Clegg from 2006 to 2015, helping to write the 2010 Coalition Agreement, and served as Director of Policy to the Deputy Prime Minister from 2010-15. Pollys recent publications include The Gravitational State, The Humble Policy Maker, Living in the Exponential Age, and The Social State: From Transactional to Relational Public Services. diminished as human beings. Children 10 and above should be able to vote. "Far more men should work part time enabling them to take on a fair share of the domestic chores, child rearing and community labour that women have traditionally done.". And he wanted me to take responsibility for sorting it all out. Well her feminist logic does think infant and child mortality has dropped because more women go to work and not because cars and A&E work better. Main Polly Mackenzie Chief Social Purpose Officer: creative leadership to solve the world's pressing social, environmental and economic problems 1mo Some brilliant jobs working with me, Colette and. Public Impact, an independent education research and consulting firm dedicated One I was bought up to. We're He was determined to break the link between money and mental health problems. Adults in the last half century have fought for and won no such thing. We should be worried about the indoctrinating abuse of children and their use in political vote rigging only somewhat less than psychological child abuse. Would they? I read Mr. Willets too. adeledicnander Mrs.B | ", Posted by: I am *not* a Libertarian, but if their agenda happens to benefit *my* agenda (and *your* agenda) which in this instance it almost csrtainly does, then I urge everybody else to sign the Great Barrington Declaration.o, Posted by: Some words which we regard as American slang, especially if they come from the south of America, are borrowed and slightly modified Spanish words. Polly was Director of Policy for the Deputy Prime Minister, working in Number 10 Downing Street and the Cabinet Office, from 2010-2015. He fights atmost the freedom of others. Categories: Family No doubt all our bank accounts have got bigger asa result, and our stock of material goods has grown too, but we arediminished as human beings. In the last half-century, adults have fought and won a great deal of freedom at the expense of children, born and unborn. It was harder to fend off the messages coming from education, fed through media, the dumbed down creep. William Hague, the Ukraine and the Kiev Putsch. Posted by: They must not exceed 500 words. Comments (42) Demos houses the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media (CASM), which leads the study of how the rise of the digital world affects politics, policy and decision-making. Childless people will be disenfranchised, because parents get 2 or more times their vote. Not a well paid career woman who can afford tradesman, bur rather looking to dad to replace a husband in that respect. He also says "The older amongst us say Railway Station". Only given Pollys eagerness to indoctrinate voting children there are several to choose from. The Politics and Economics Research Trust. Posted by: Which brings me to crime and young boys with transient households or missing fathers. Islamic Terror Attacks on the US Since 9/11? | Tortoise. We are working with city leaders across the globe to build the collaboration, experimentation, and learning capabilities needed to accelerate climate action. And who are they? Before getting round to their director, Polly Mackenzie, lets start with Demos. I was excited and intimidated in equal measure, as you can imagine. Children cannot. Polly Mackenzie's Post Polly Mackenzie reposted this Report this post Report Report. Web links cannot be accepted, and may mean your whole comment is not published. How about the truth that this is a tough world for most people to live in and so we can't afford to support an economy that consists entirely of part-time workers? My debate about the family with Polly Mackenzie of the think tank Demos, in 'Bright Blue' Magazine I tell her ' No man fights freedom, as Karl Marx rightly noted. Posted by: And does she also win domestic arguments by stigmatising the shame of her husband's parents not getting divorced? The firm has offices in New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Palo Alto and London. , Click here to read about him and his books, The Sexual Revolution meant liberation for Selfish, Nasty Men. This wasnt new. | PETER HITCHENS: If anyone tries to force apart mourners at my funeral, Ill be back to haunt them! government's trickiest challenges. Previous Directors include Jamie Bartlett and Carl Miller. This is why I am not a Thatcherite, and, My latest conversation with Mike Graham of Talk Radio (5th October 2020), PETER HITCHENS: If anyone tries to force apart mourners at my funeral, Ill be back to haunt them! Please, go online and sign the Great Barrington Declaration. Brooks Davis | The CPI team shares what were learning about the future of government. 2023 University of the Arts London. I cant find a copy of the speech. Read Polys article. All languages drift, and when you have two widely separated population centres speaking the same language it is inevitable that at least some of the drift will be in different directions. All Rights Reserved. 09 October 2020 at 12:20 PM. We saw that with the first lockdownit stopped people meeting, and therefore the numbers affected by the disease declined." 17 October 2020 at 08:37 AM. Young were meeting boyfriends and there wasn't a worry about getting pregnant. No doubt all our bank accounts have got bigger as, a result, and our stock of material goods has grown too, but we are. So that means we are also shaming those families and children. It takes a lot of learning to realise the extent to which youve been indoctrinated, and some never get out of it. Polly Mackenzie joined Demos as the new Director in January 2018. you'll find us talking about how to find new solutions to some of "Strikingly, they say this flows directly from language used in Obergefell v Hodges, the 2015 Supreme Court judgment which legalised same-sex marriage across America. The Centre for Public Impact, a BCG Foundation, is not affiliated [3], Between 1998 and 2006, under Director Tom Bentley, it moved away from being just a think tank and an increasing part of its workload was described as 'public interest consultancy'. Kim Willsher in Paris. I'd rather have one sweater knit by my mother than limitless mass produced garbage. It was great to get young school ready and ready to concentrate in classrooms. Missing a male to do those jobs that often men can do. He fights at most the freedom of others. window.__mirage2 = {petok:"uDk5iCvr6hekhlKP2UeVpvAXRHcL4wJImOLDh0Z.ph0-1800-0"}; Hint: Soviet Union and its oppressed satellites; Moas China. Never quite court on here. C. Morrison | Daniel | We would love your help on that journey. Mackenzie has previously worked as a policy director to the deputy prime minister, as well as being the founding CEO of the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute and the founding CEO of the Womens Equality Party. Among the many things she gets wrong is the following non-sequitur (and there is an interesting admission in the last 3 words) in relation to single parent families: "You surely want the best for them. Use this glossary to learn the definitions of everything from 'changemaker' through to 'Failing Forward'. 07 October 2020 at 02:16 PM, Despite Polly Mackenzie claiming that she has read and understood what you said, she clearly has not. Posted by: She told me about the misery of living without. 06 October 2020 at 11:03 PM, Some Americanisms were once our -isms and we should have never relinquished ownership of them. So, coerced voting of ten year olds, indoctrinated ten year olds, isnt a danger? MichazukiKoga | What If History Was Wrong? You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post. The first policy job in University of the Arts London's new Social Purpose Lab is now open for applications: Head of Policy (Higher Education). It is probably lost somewhere in the hard drive equivalent of down the back of the sofa. 11 October 2020 at 11:25 AM, In response to my request @ Everyone to, *** Please, go online and sign the Great Barrington Declaration ***, C Morrison responds with a "No", because 'they' are 'Libertarian only when that stance happens to benefit their own agenda. I dont think they really like families period. Libertarianism is one such ideology, Posted by: And it wasnt easy to fix. Eventually, workers dont need money because everything is free. To society, and the better judgement of those children that have to live in the world they were coerced into voting for? As for children themselves voting, there are several reasons why they should not, not least of which are the following. 11 October 2020 at 02:05 PM, > Polly MacKenzie: PH is no different in this regard. How hard is it for a ten year old to make a cross in the right place on a piece of paper? Sadly, it doesnt get any better. Earl | Everyone at UAL looks forward to working with her to change society through UALs knowledge and creativity. They mixed with all ages, neighbours and family and dad's especially ours did shift work. adeledicnander | This wasnt new. Nearly eight years later, I found myself sitting in Martins office. I have heard it said that if it were not for radio and television, British and American English would become mutually unintelligible in about two centuries. I put it at 1918.Here and 1913 USA. Posted by: Like so much of the modern rights industry it allows these woman to wallow in victimhood rather than to grow up. Of one thing you can be sure: if the anti-CoViD-19 measures had involved culling animals, the British would have rebelled. http://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Family-friendly.pdf, October 5, 2020 I hope to help UAL become a leader in the global movement to structure our anchor institutions around social purpose. Posted by: Time at home for a nap in the afternoon and a recharge. "Shame is poison. The main problem with Polly Mackenzie, as I see it, is that she emphasizes self-worth, but doesn't know the channel by which worth comes to us. My latest conversation with Mike Graham of Talk Radio (5th October 2020) | But of course they won't, since like their predecessors the aristocratic robber-barons of long ago, when it comes to the crunch those of such vested interest always tend to unite against their common enemy the ordinary public (alleged inferiors, as agreed by the likes of Cummings). Peter Starr | You'd think they are in favour of all this. Times Higher Education - Demos's brave new words, "Demos, architect of Cool Britannia, denies financial problems", "Demos thinktank shuns party conferences", "David Cameron launches Demos' Character Inquiry", "Demos appoints Kitty Ussher as Director", "Centre for the Analysis of Social Media (CASM) at Demos", "Introducing the Public Participation Lab", "New Report: How Has Think Tank Transparency Evolved in 2018? As the only two remaining members of the species were a mother and daughter. An anathema to this is the indoctrination of children into political and religious ideologies. I think many young mums today feel that they don't have the choice and support to bring up young as we did, thanks to those wealthy career women on telly who think they not what holds working class and family together. By continuing to use our site, you consent to our use of cookies. *** @ Everybody Registered charity number 1166493, Polly Mackenzie on turning positive words into practical action. ", "So you must effectively also believe children in stable heterosexual parent families and/or who have been born straight have been dealt a shabby hand.
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