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More on the Marx revival

March 5, 2009

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Comedian / activist Mark Steel writes in the Independent yesterday about the resurgence of interest in Karl Marx that appears to be happening as the economic crisis gathers pace…. “Even Karl Marx himself is in vogue. Most papers have had articles about him in their business sections, commending his analysis of booms and slumps, and… [Read more…]

Economic crisis can stimulate UK tourism

February 25, 2009

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I’ve posted about the effects of the current economic crisis here and here over the last couple of months, and have made the point that the price differentials offered by the uneven development of the global financial meltdown may well provide a boost to inbound tourism, as well as the domestic tourism market.  By clicking on… [Read more…]

Tories red in tooth and claw?

February 9, 2009

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Over on the prospect magazine blog you can read a post on an essay from their latest edition titled “The Red Tory Moment” by Phillip Blond.  This is an intentionally provocative article, putting forward the thesis that David Cameron can (and may be likely to) steer the Conservative party in the UK towards a more… [Read more…]

Kent Profile

February 2, 2009

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This is a copy of an article published this month in Kent Profile magazine, based on an interview with me about Kent’s seaside towns.  Click on the image to read it. Share this: 

Visit Britain report on the economic crisis and tourism

January 18, 2009

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You can view this report by clicking here. Key findings include the view that tourism has become so much a part of our way of life that holidaying as a practice will be little affected – only those most paranoid and / or impacted upon by the crisis are planning to change their holiday plans… [Read more…]

The global economic crisis as an ‘event’ within tourism

October 10, 2008

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Bob Cotton OBE, the Chairman of the Tourism Alliance, has written a letter to British MPs today, calling for specific action to support the UK’s tourism industry during this period of economic crisis: “…What is needed now is a comprehensive strategy for UK tourism to market its way out of the present downturn. In 2002,… [Read more…]

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