Comments on: Look back in anger to the ’80s http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2010/02/look-back-in-anger-to-the-%e2%80%9980s/ Tribune - Comment, news and reviews from Britain's democratic left Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: terence patrick hewett http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2010/02/look-back-in-anger-to-the-%e2%80%9980s/comment-page-1/#comment-12044 terence patrick hewett Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:41:25 +0000 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/?p=5651#comment-12044 It was the global technological matrix and the humble microprocessor wot did it; not Thatcher. Trying to stop technological change is like trying to stop water coming out of a colander with your finger. Not possible It was the global technological matrix and the humble microprocessor wot did it; not Thatcher. Trying to stop technological change is like trying to stop water coming out of a colander with your finger. Not possible

]]> By: terence patrick hewett http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2010/02/look-back-in-anger-to-the-%e2%80%9980s/comment-page-1/#comment-21992 terence patrick hewett Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:41:00 +0000 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/?p=5651#comment-21992 It was the global technological matrix and the humble microprocessor wot did it; not Thatcher. Trying to stop technological change is like trying to stop water coming out of a colander with your finger. Not possible It was the global technological matrix and the humble microprocessor wot did it; not Thatcher. Trying to stop technological change is like trying to stop water coming out of a colander with your finger. Not possible

]]> By: Camus http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2010/02/look-back-in-anger-to-the-%e2%80%9980s/comment-page-1/#comment-11506 Camus Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:05:58 +0000 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/?p=5651#comment-11506 Which way to go? Politicians have a basic problem in identifying areas that need changing, reforming or scrapping. Take schools for instance. The call was for control, ratings and accountability. What is needed is a complete examination of what schools need to focus on for the 21st century. Or financial services. Get them under strict control - but which politician is willing to bite that bullet? Or 'defence'? Or any other field of human activity come to that. Politicians seek the advice of experts. J.M. Keynes wrote 70 years ago: “Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back.” Which way to go? Politicians have a basic problem in identifying areas that need changing, reforming or scrapping. Take schools for instance. The call was for control, ratings and accountability. What is needed is a complete examination of what schools need to focus on for the 21st century. Or financial services. Get them under strict control – but which politician is willing to bite that bullet? Or ‘defence’? Or any other field of human activity come to that. Politicians seek the advice of experts. J.M. Keynes wrote 70 years ago: “Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back.”

]]> By: Camus http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2010/02/look-back-in-anger-to-the-%e2%80%9980s/comment-page-1/#comment-21991 Camus Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:05:00 +0000 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/?p=5651#comment-21991 Which way to go? Politicians have a basic problem in identifying areas that need changing, reforming or scrapping. Take schools for instance. The call was for control, ratings and accountability. What is needed is a complete examination of what schools need to focus on for the 21st century. Or financial services. Get them under strict control - but which politician is willing to bite that bullet? Or 'defence'? Or any other field of human activity come to that. Politicians seek the advice of experts. J.M. Keynes wrote 70 years ago: “Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back.” Which way to go? Politicians have a basic problem in identifying areas that need changing, reforming or scrapping. Take schools for instance. The call was for control, ratings and accountability. What is needed is a complete examination of what schools need to focus on for the 21st century. Or financial services. Get them under strict control – but which politician is willing to bite that bullet? Or ‘defence’? Or any other field of human activity come to that. Politicians seek the advice of experts. J.M. Keynes wrote 70 years ago: “Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back.”

]]> By: terence patrick hewett http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2010/02/look-back-in-anger-to-the-%e2%80%9980s/comment-page-1/#comment-11486 terence patrick hewett Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:42:51 +0000 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/?p=5651#comment-11486 Radical de-regulation to make Britain more competitive and you will get more of this: Southampton University is extremely efficient at identifying and supporting new academic research with commercial potential. Tony Raven, Director of the University of Southampton's Centre for Enterprise and Innovation (CEI) commented: 'The fact that Southampton's success in creating world-class spin-out companies has been recognised is testament to the high quality of research generated by the University, and the expertise, commitment and dedication of academics in identifying commercial opportunities and transforming world-class research into quality profitable business.' Twelve companies have been spun-out since 2000, three of which have been admitted to London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) with a combined market capitalisation value of over £100 million. Theses are Oil exploration company Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping (OHM), asthma research company Synairgen, and fibre laser manufactures SPI Lasers. Money is never a problem when you have a good idea; but state money always has strings attached. Radical de-regulation to make Britain more competitive and you will get more of this:

Southampton University is extremely efficient at identifying and supporting new academic research with commercial potential. Tony Raven, Director of the University of Southampton’s Centre for Enterprise and Innovation (CEI) commented: ‘The fact that Southampton’s success in creating world-class spin-out companies has been recognised is testament to the high quality of research generated by the University, and the expertise, commitment and dedication of academics in identifying commercial opportunities and transforming world-class research into quality profitable business.’

Twelve companies have been spun-out since 2000, three of which have been admitted to London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) with a combined market capitalisation value of over £100 million. Theses are Oil exploration company Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping (OHM), asthma research company Synairgen, and fibre laser manufactures SPI Lasers.

Money is never a problem when you have a good idea; but state money always has strings attached.

]]> By: terence patrick hewett http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2010/02/look-back-in-anger-to-the-%e2%80%9980s/comment-page-1/#comment-21990 terence patrick hewett Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:42:00 +0000 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/?p=5651#comment-21990 Radical de-regulation to make Britain more competitive and you will get more of this: Southampton University is extremely efficient at identifying and supporting new academic research with commercial potential. Tony Raven, Director of the University of Southampton's Centre for Enterprise and Innovation (CEI) commented: 'The fact that Southampton's success in creating world-class spin-out companies has been recognised is testament to the high quality of research generated by the University, and the expertise, commitment and dedication of academics in identifying commercial opportunities and transforming world-class research into quality profitable business.' Twelve companies have been spun-out since 2000, three of which have been admitted to London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) with a combined market capitalisation value of over £100 million. Theses are Oil exploration company Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping (OHM), asthma research company Synairgen, and fibre laser manufactures SPI Lasers. Money is never a problem when you have a good idea; but state money always has strings attached. Radical de-regulation to make Britain more competitive and you will get more of this:

Southampton University is extremely efficient at identifying and supporting new academic research with commercial potential. Tony Raven, Director of the University of Southampton’s Centre for Enterprise and Innovation (CEI) commented: ‘The fact that Southampton’s success in creating world-class spin-out companies has been recognised is testament to the high quality of research generated by the University, and the expertise, commitment and dedication of academics in identifying commercial opportunities and transforming world-class research into quality profitable business.’

Twelve companies have been spun-out since 2000, three of which have been admitted to London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) with a combined market capitalisation value of over £100 million. Theses are Oil exploration company Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping (OHM), asthma research company Synairgen, and fibre laser manufactures SPI Lasers.

Money is never a problem when you have a good idea; but state money always has strings attached.

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