tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post6378939472256757202..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: The InheritorsA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-88950882932896793102013-04-07T15:52:14.829+01:002013-04-07T15:52:14.829+01:00Edward - I was certainly impressed enough to move ...Edward - I was certainly impressed enough to move on to the Parade's End series. A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-59217901036795078702013-04-07T08:03:14.267+01:002013-04-07T08:03:14.267+01:00This is a highly prophetic book, once you have got...This is a highly prophetic book, once you have got used to the style. It foresees an evil far more subtle than open communism or fascism. The New Supermen and Superwomen from the Fourth Dimension are characterised by their total, clear-eyed , willing grasp of pitiless amorality.<br /><br /><br />I am only part way through and the insights of Conrad & Maddox Ford ( semi detached outsiders themselves) keep resonating with today. Here is the germ of New Labour, of Cameron as "the heir to Blair", of Common Purpose and the Media Standards Trust<br /><br />And you can download a PDF for nothing!Edward Spaltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04168350315689612490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-91213200643879626092013-04-05T20:50:47.958+01:002013-04-05T20:50:47.958+01:00James - Warburg?James - Warburg?A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-29791604101473514392013-04-05T17:39:42.246+01:002013-04-05T17:39:42.246+01:00Warburg was one of those, House.Warburg was one of those, House.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-20654806257642140962013-04-04T19:07:35.319+01:002013-04-04T19:07:35.319+01:00Sam - "one less audit", is that the one ...Sam - "one less audit", is that the one where you have to audit probity?A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-15735132589512479052013-04-04T15:21:32.358+01:002013-04-04T15:21:32.358+01:00"Ours is an audit, not a probity culture.&quo...<i>"Ours is an audit, not a probity culture."</i><br /><br />With just an iota more probity and one less audit, this could be the mission statement of my workplace.<br /><br />Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.com