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  1. @JohnBM Yes, but a market is a system of exchange and distribution, capitalism is, crucially, a form of ownership, doesn't need market. 4:02 PM May 22nd via Dabr in reply to JohnBM
  2. @mk270 MBO=management buy out? Then no, it has to be equally held by all employees, like the JLP is. 2:57 PM May 22nd via Dabr in reply to mk270
  3. @JohnBM No, no it's not. If the firm is equally owned by all employees, it's not capitalist by definition. Mutualism is branch of socialism. 2:56 PM May 22nd via Dabr in reply to JohnBM
  4. @mk270 No, an employee owned enterprise can exist within a market but isn't capitalist (I'm a mutualist, JS Mill style socialist). 2:44 PM May 22nd via Dabr in reply to mk270
  5. #Newsnight "Can John Lewis model save British capitalism"? NO! If it's employee owned, it's not owned by a capitalist you idiots! FFS 2:35 PM May 22nd via Dabr
  6. Hah, @worstall namechecks me in Teh Torygraph today: tgr.ph/Mcsktz Fairly accurate too. 7:31 AM May 14th via Dabr
  7. Bugger, forgot to watch her Maj's speech, it's not often you get one of your ideas in it and I missed it. Ah well. 8:41 AM May 9th via Dabr
  8. @qwghlm Yeah, I hate it when you get those annoying "install the app to read the link" thing, and have killed/blocked what I can. 4:21 PM May 7th via Dabr in reply to qwghlm
  9. @mjrobbins Primaries: freedom of association, basic fundamental right, they're not forced in the US and can't be forced here. 2:08 PM May 6th via Dabr in reply to mjrobbins
  10. @mjrobbins Basic prediction: IF by-election in a safe Tory seat, Farage wins. Headbangers join him, UKIP become actual party. @miss_s_b 2:07 PM May 6th via Dabr in reply to mjrobbins
  11. HULK SMASH PUNY GOD! Have seen The Avengers. It was good. That is all. 12:38 PM May 6th via txt
  12. Ye gods, they've just Rickrolled #Pointless 9:44 AM Apr 20th via Dabr
  13. @micknand Evening-not been tweeting much recently, but still read sometimes and check mentions. 1:36 PM Apr 15th via Dabr
  14. @CharlotteGore I thought they were going to reform planning laws, and about bloody time too. Unfortunately our lot are more opposed. 4:32 PM Apr 11th via Dabr in reply to CharlotteGore
  15. Just got my #Java update. @Oracle why did it pop up and interrupt my activity FIVE times? Annoying, badly configured and offputting. 7:48 AM Mar 28th via Dabr
  16. @dnotice2012 Never actually left, just, y'know, stopped updating, same as blog. But sometimes something has to be said. 3:16 PM Mar 27th via Dabr in reply to dnotice2012
  17. It's March. The reason my face feels hot is because I'm sunburnt. It's March. Do we own suncream? 1:54 PM Mar 27th via Dabr
  18. @InnerBrat That's not my fault, it's Holly's fault ;-) 2:56 PM Jan 8th via Dabr in reply to DHLinton