Don't Accept That You Are

By Asking The Question 'am I Happy?,' And Via The Answer Setting Out What I Mean By Happiness, There Is A Political Route That Can Be Taken, By Asking Another Question - 'can Politics Deliver Happiness, And Should It Try?'

My Closest Friend, Who Died Not Long Ago, Is Buried Near Marx's Grave In Highgate Cemetery, So I See The Gaggle Of Admirers Laying Roses At The Foot Of His Tombstone Regularly. I Have Never Been Tempted To Leave Flowers There Myself. Great Theories, Shame About The Practice. Marx Did Many Things. But Inventing Class Was Not One Of Them.

What Concerns Me Is That The Independent Is Going, And There Are Job Cuts At The Guardian, But The Wretched Daily Mail Is Still Rampant, Making Lots Of Money By Millions Of People Clicking On Pictures Of Cellulited Women. I Think That's Sad.

As Tony [blair] Said In His Book, Gordon [brown] Was Brilliant And Impossible. If He'd Just Been One Of Those Things, The Options Are Obvious.

Don't Accept That You Are In Crisis Just Because Everyone Says You Are.