Notes on the Front

Apologies for being away for so long – work pressure and all.  And what a time – recession time!  It’s hard to know what is more depressing:  the fact of economic recession, the onslaught of the Right through all the channels at their disposal, the unsettling quiescence of the Left, or the besieging of the trade union movement.  It’s all coming down the pipe so fast on so many fronts, its difficult to know which uttered untruth to dissect, which unstated truth to promulgate.  That’s the problem with recession times – it spins one’s head and you lose your intellectual compass.

These times requires a different kind of critique.  Heretofore, I’ve tended to investigate a subject-matter at some depth (or tried to).  That’s fine for one kind of climate.  But it’s storming now and we have to run between the showers to keep somewhat dry.  Therefore, I am starting a diary – a recession diary.  To keep up with the rapid-fire events and commentary – as rapid as the downturn – I will produce a running review, sacrificing depth for breadth.  I will continue to produce more sustained posts but for now, to accomodate work commitments and the nature of recession, I will keep to brief posts which will still, hopefully, be of some interest. 

After all, this is recession time – a lot of people won’t get out of this thriving.