Monthly Archives: May 2010

The last of the helicopters?

Posted on May 11, 2010 by stuartelden

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Dear Board, I am writing, as so many others, to urge you to use your power to reconsider the decision to close the philosophy department at your University. As I wrote to your Dean, Vice Chancellor and Deputy Vice … Continue reading →

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A walk in Westminster

Posted on May 11, 2010 by stuartelden

Rather than simply sit and watch this on TV, I decided to go for a walk round Westminster. I timed it pretty well – saw Gordon Brown leave Downing Street, saw the Tory delegation leave the Cabinet Office (William Hague, … Continue reading →

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Disappointment or relief?

Posted on May 11, 2010 by stuartelden

Cameron is now certain to be Prime Minister, and probably very soon. It may not be a bad thing for Labour to regroup in opposition under a new leader. It will be interesting to see how long a Conservative-Liberal Democrat deal … Continue reading →

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Brown resigns

Posted on May 10, 2010 by stuartelden

I’ve been out at a conference on ‘Citizenship without Community’ all day (keynotes by Engin Isin and Etienne Balibar), and so have only been getting odd updates on what’s been going on. When I wrote on Saturday that Brown should resign … Continue reading →

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David Harvey at KCL video

Posted on May 9, 2010 by stuartelden

David Harvey gave a few talks in London recently on his latest book The Enigma of Capital. I went to the one at LSE and the next day he spoke at Kings. The video from the latter is available here.

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Visiting the Middlesex occupation

Posted on May 9, 2010 by stuartelden

Susan and I went up to Middlesex this evening for a brief visit. The security on site seemed relaxed about the whole thing, and as soon as we entered the building through an open window we were welcomed by one of … Continue reading →

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