A right-wing case study – Opting Out

The purpose of this blog is to illustrate intended consequences of right-wing policies such as choice. This is the forerunner of the internet confusion symbolised by Trump. Back in the late 80s I was in a school where the issue of opting-out came up. The teachers were completely against opting-out across all unions, and I …

Mindful activism – A Fusion of Activisms

When I was active in politics I had as my underlying principle or mission the idea that I was working for political equality to enable wider spiritual involvement. By this I meant that people were unable to follow the spiritual path because they were wage-slaves. I still feel that. Throughout my life I have been …

Change website address

I am not adding to my matriellez website. It was due for renewal and there was a significant increase in expense so I have called it a day. Matriellez can now be found at http://matriellez.zandtao.com, and the email will be matriellez at zandtao.com. Doing the update is a work in progress. The domain name will …

Introduction

Since retiring I have been writing about education, and have written a good deal of my book. In fact I thought I had finished the book but did not complete it as it wasn't being commercially published. Then today I began to realise that there was something missing from the book and that this needs …