Tyrant chic
In the aftermath of Kim Jong-il’s funeral in North Korea, we learn that those of his subjects who didn’t cry hard enough or convincingly enough, together with those who did not attend official mourning events, are being rounded up and herded into labour camps. Sentences start at six months. More in the Daily Mail here. Meanwhile, the […]
Quote of the day
“Death can only be profitable: there’s no need to eat, drink, pay taxes, offend people, and since a person lies in a grave for hundreds or thousands of years, if you count it up the profit turns out to be enormous.” Anton Chekov, 1894
Let’s go somewhere nice
Posted by Charles So badly has the image of the co-operative movement been damaged by Co-operative Funeralcare it’s easy to forget that, actually, the model of co-operation retains both its beauty and its potency. A bunch of people come together “to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through jointly owned and democratically […]
