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Wed, 27/05/2026 - 15:30

Tony Blair is the living embodiment of what happens when political office becomes a down payment on future plunder. Ejected in 2007 by his own MPs as a massive liability, he bequeathed Britain a wild casino economy primed for the 2008 crash. And when the British economy crashed and burned, Mr Blair kept quiet while […]

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Wed, 27/05/2026 - 00:35

We are pleased to announce that Peter Hinssen will be the keynote speaker at the Enterprise Drupal Summit Europe 2026 in Rotterdam on 28 September 2026.

Peter Hinssen

Setting the stage

Peter Hinssen will open the summit with a session on how organizations deal with continuous disruption and long-term digital change — a topic he has spent decades researching, writing about, and bringing to stages around the world.

With over 1,500 keynote presentations delivered to Fortune 1000 companies and leading organisations globally, Peter brings a rare combination of strategic depth, clarity, and a dry sense of humour that turns strategy into clarity.

He is also the bestselling author of six business books, most recently The Uncertainty Principle (2025), a guide for leaders navigating what he calls the "Never Normal" — a world where disruption is not an exception but the baseline. 

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Tue, 26/05/2026 - 11:08
This is the third in the series: 1) Freedom Under Capitalism 2) Freedom Under Representative Democracy Scholars often divide freedom into two types: negative and positive. Negative freedom is “freedom from”. From arbitrary search and self incrimination, for example. Freedom from is primarily about what other people, including the government, cannot do to you. Positive […]
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Mon, 25/05/2026 - 21:11
Why is centrism failing so badly? Because at its heart is a mistaken idea of how politics works. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 20th May 2026 The biggest Brexit donor was the stockbroker Peter Hargreaves. He gave £3.2m to the leave campaign. He justified his enthusiasm as follows: “We will get out there […]