There was a documentary released on BBC TV on Picasso, in October 2023. It focussed primarily on Picasso and his relationships with women. What came out was the failure of the various commentators and interviewees to reconcile the two (alleged) sides to Picasso, his ‘great’ art, and his controlling behaviour […]

Not all tests of truth involve formal logic, or a science lab. Some require existential testing, much like a marriage or a doctor’s prescription.   Nigel Pocock   Gordon Brown promised more consumption in order to escape the banking crisis; more consumption drives wage demands, in a never ending circle, […]

Abolition Acts continued to be re-written and re-applied right up until the early 1900s. The effects are still with us.   Nigel Pocock   African-Caribbean slaves are the largest group that have not been compensated for the suffering and abuse they underwent for 400 years (c. 1450-1850). This might seem […]

Institutionalisation is the enemy (mixed motivation, fossilisation, bureaucratisation) and requires constant vigilance.   Nigel Pocock   As Steve Taylor observes, undue concern with offices, status, and hierarchy, at the expense of empathy, will destroy connection. Indeed, it will lead to disconnection and tyranny, narcissism, and abuse of power. This is […]