Words have a power all their own. Words are the basis of all systems of belief and of all political structures. Words are the ultimate luxury. Words are everyone’s. We can, should and must use words as we wish. We should speak and write freely. We should always think about what we say. The new […]
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The power of not saying what you want to hear
How much value should apparent affability have when it comes to identifying leaders and defining great leadership? Why do UK politicians feel a need to be “laddish and cool”? Why should we put any credence whatsoever in leaders who try “doing that ‘down with the kids’ thing”? In an excellent piece for the Guardian today […]