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Andy Williamson

Andy Williamson

The democratic fakery and divisive poison that keeps us apart

The online world isn’t the bazaar some hoped for; it’s just another discount supermarket filled with over-packaged, under-performing…

Mar 20, 2019

The democratic fakery and divisive poison that keeps us apart

Mar 20, 2019

Andy Williamson

Borders of place, power and past

I’m driving south. Skirting a border that Offa built a dyke to preserve. When people draw maps, they draw fixed lines. Moving through these…

Mar 14, 2019

Mar 14, 2019

Andy Williamson

It is strange to return.

The last time I was here was mid-summer. It was my birthday. It was 25-years ago. This was a significant time of year. For Dostoyevsky…

Mar 14, 2019

Mar 14, 2019

Andy Williamson

Openness is the journey, not the destination

We have lost our connection. That promised fluidity the internet offered us has hardened. Twenty years ago, even ten, we saw a space to…

Dec 12, 2016

Openness is the journey, not the destination

Dec 12, 2016

Andy Williamson

Writing is more than words on a page

I’m a writer. I write for work, often dense, deeply analytical reports and academic texts, brimming with references to obscure…

Aug 12, 2016

Writing is more than words on a page

Aug 12, 2016

Andy Williamson

Weapons of mass distraction and the EU referendum

Both sides of the EU referendum campaign are guilty of being ‘economical with the truth’, gilding lillies in ways we never thought…

Jun 13, 2016

Weapons of mass distraction and the EU referendum

Jun 13, 2016

Andy Williamson

Learning to listen and to privilege the voices we hear

The 7th century-BC Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu said:

Jun 9, 2016

Jun 9, 2016

Andy Williamson

Alan Duncan is a symptom of our democratic collapse

It’s not enough to see Alan Duncan as an ignorant buffoon, we have to recognise him as a symptom of what is wrong with our democratic…

Apr 12, 2016

Apr 12, 2016

Andy Williamson

Referendum? I’d prefer a proper conversation!

The results of the New Zealand flag referendum are in. And the change is no change. So, that’s the end of it then. We can sit back in the…

Mar 24, 2016

Referendum? I’d prefer a proper conversation!

Mar 24, 2016

Andy Williamson

10 points to consider about Brexit and the EU Referendum

OK, so about this referendum thing. You know, to Brexit. Or Not.

Feb 21, 2016

Feb 21, 2016

Andy Williamson

Andy Williamson

how do we learn, connect, engage and flourish? How do we develop effective, thoughtful leadership, and live together in collaborative, social spaces?

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