Monthly Archives: May 2010

Middlesex correspondence

Posted on May 14, 2010 by stuartelden

Interesting reading – here Nina Power’s Infinite Th0ught site has an interesting commentary here [update – Saturday – link now fixed]

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UCU – too little too late?

Posted on May 14, 2010 by stuartelden

I’ve just today received an email from the University and Colleges Union concerning the Middlesex situation. Individual university branches have done things certainly, but this is the first I’ve heard from the central union… About time, but perhaps too late?

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Middlesex – eviction?

Posted on May 14, 2010 by stuartelden

This news just received http://infinitethought.cinestatic.com/index.php/site/eviction_news_at_middlesex…just_in/#When:11:11:36Z Management at High Court to Evict!!! Middlesex students have just received a letter from Mansion House wanting us out in half an hour. We would urge as MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE to go straight to … Continue reading →

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Sloterdijk on Cycling

Posted on May 14, 2010 by stuartelden

Eighteen months old, but still interesting, discussion of cycling, doping and Mont Ventoux… http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,565111,00.html

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News from Middlesex

Posted on May 14, 2010 by stuartelden

http://savemdxphil.com/2010/05/13/campaign-news-130510/ Interesting on a number of fronts. The University doesn’t seem to have grappled with some of the key issues at stake – what staff usually in the building are supposed to be doing; and what this means for their research strategy. … Continue reading →

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History and Philosophy

Posted on May 13, 2010 by stuartelden

I’d not intended this blog to be quite so contemporary and political, but the British election and the Middlesex situation have dominated the posting so far. These events and the conferences and workshops I’ve attended over the past couple of … Continue reading →

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Territory and Justice conference

Posted on May 13, 2010 by stuartelden

Territory and Justice Conference – Dublin 12-13 July 2010 http://eis.bris.ac.uk/~plcdib/territory.html There has been a real interest in the relation between political theory and territory recently, although what it tends to do is take territory as a relatively straight-forward notion, and … Continue reading →

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A 5% shift

Posted on May 13, 2010 by stuartelden

The Conservative-Liberal Democrat deal is here. Lots of things to comment on. But just one part for now… The parties agree to the establishment of five year fixed-term parliaments. A Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government will put a binding motion before … Continue reading →

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Middlesex update

Posted on May 12, 2010 by stuartelden

http://savemdxphil.com/about/ A pretty comprehensive analysis with links, from the campaign group.

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The youth of today

Posted on May 12, 2010 by stuartelden

Graham Harman has an interesting post about the age of Cameron and Clegg here. His point is that he and they are near contemporaries and could have been at school together – Harman was born in 1968, Cameron 1966 and … Continue reading →

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