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Jun 19, 2012
Large parts of Britain's cities are being redeveloped as privately-owned estates, giving property owners control over 'public' squares. Is this problematic from a Buddhist viewpoint?
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‘Sold-off Cities’
May 24, 2012
Storm clouds continue to gather in the eurozone, with some calling for a 'biblical-style jubilee' to cancel outstanding loans. Is dropping the Greek debt the Buddhist thing to do?
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Debt: Forgive and Forget?
Mar 5, 2012
Buddhist leaders are meeting Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, today at the Buddhist Society. What would you ask the Archbishop?
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The Archbishop and the Buddhists
Feb 10, 2012
Wouldn't it be great to have a pop-up meditation hall on every high street - a wonderful antidote to the harmful effects of consumerism.
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Occupy the high street!
Oct 31, 2011
Madeleine Bunting says, in today’s Guardian, that “Space” is the theme that runs through much of what the Occupy London Stock Exchange protesters say: “they want to create the space to think of alternatives. First that means taking key symbolic public space –this is the politics of geography – to use it for conviviality, living, learning and participation… The...
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The middle way between the City and the Church
