<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:46:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@davelevy/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Blair's Shadow, or that of New Labour]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a while since I have posted here; there's been an election, which Labour lost and now Labour are having a Leadership election. It fascinates and disappoints me that we are still debating the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/britishpolitics/@davelevy/blair-s-shadow-or-that-of-new-labour</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/britishpolitics/@davelevy/blair-s-shadow-or-that-of-new-labour</guid><category><![CDATA[britishpolitics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davelevy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2020 14:21:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQNRLYYetGHGcwXmFPZZRBamyx5J8BmpraJYZrckrEof6fLLyofNazHa8jUPq5ZkgbUhbahmTnE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[British creativity and international trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over 6 months ago, I decided to see how true the proposition that Creative Industries are foreign exchange earners for the economy as claimed by British Music and the Shadow Culture team. I asked my MP]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@davelevy/british-creativity-and-international-trade</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@davelevy/british-creativity-and-international-trade</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davelevy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2019 12:14:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP4nrcBMcVk45NX4GNMp5ADdofDRfkcMkLk6wEm7vueh971PV5exwD2rXAr5ueryN9abXJuWSEA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brexshite, there is no Lexit]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote this on my blog on Xmas day it would seem. So much Brexit/Lexit shite in my time line and I have to cook a Xmas lunch and begin my submission to #LewishamDemocracy review. But I have to react …]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@davelevy/brexshite-there-is-no-lexit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@davelevy/brexshite-there-is-no-lexit</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davelevy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2019 18:20:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQNEY3e2WhpYfLTcuc8t2etdgrP4WyVok2K3vAAozgfjs74QcQK4EBLSk2ansbbjJJMeqLmQyft?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Governance rules for Labour CLPs]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have written a longish blog article consisting of a rule by rule analysis of the changes made to the Labour Party’s CLP rules by its Democracy Review and at Conference 2018. I write about General]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@davelevy/new-governance-rules-for-labour-clps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@davelevy/new-governance-rules-for-labour-clps</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davelevy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2018 15:05:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQCHKcu4ZSSG1VDgoQeTyHxWgsk6y4mrpxe5PBsCGzAtdZR58ZHZxzVzv567DS7oddrgpvdBLVt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some influences on political economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are three books which have changed my thinking about economics over the last few years. I originally questioned whether these books are revolutionary but they have added to my thinking in very basic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/macroeconomics/@davelevy/some-influences-on-political-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/macroeconomics/@davelevy/some-influences-on-political-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[macroeconomics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davelevy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2018 08:49:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPTnxGWy48hJpgkEmP37bSYFMSXqaAEKe6XgMxMhiw9X83qPHTvafwWxqkp3S5iDAsFWkzmi7xJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe's New Copyright law, maybe]]></title><description><![CDATA[The European Parliament sent the Copyright Directive to the trialogue process, where the views of the commission, the council and the parliament are negotiated; the final words agreed by the parliament]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@davelevy/europe-s-new-copyright-law-maybe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@davelevy/europe-s-new-copyright-law-maybe</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davelevy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2018 18:12:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPJUTt6dv1nTYPS2W1n95yAbCbAbDbeHzxnkm32SFvtEWnqcyLtgFhdwKry7dYSVhZKrbyQpg1c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surveillance, ignorance and a chilling effect]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Guardian, not exactly disinterested, publishes a leader on regulating Apple and its competitors. I would argue, Apple is the example of the 5th Industrial Revolution monopoly and we need to learn how]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/datenkraken/@davelevy/surveillance-ignorance-and-a-chilling-effect</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/datenkraken/@davelevy/surveillance-ignorance-and-a-chilling-effect</guid><category><![CDATA[datenkraken]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davelevy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2018 13:27:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP988UZZqHNhCkSgBfXuR2geNYbztUaK5hiPWw8M6qCoJ6Mm8K9VPttBwRa7ryykYEQcQYtsHst?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Copyright in the European Parliament]]></title><description><![CDATA[This time in the European Parliament. They want upload filters and to tax ISSP’s reuse, but you can do something about it. Last week a committee of MEPs voted 15–10, reported here by one of its members,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/copyright/@davelevy/big-copyright-in-the-european-parliament</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/copyright/@davelevy/big-copyright-in-the-european-parliament</guid><category><![CDATA[copyright]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davelevy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2018 16:01:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBhvniUsGLmWCzNYDtrMKSSfDHXJy4tK349uT8cXcrvDVkWPja22RpBUFRYto9eLEvMnryowkNKMAe5WoBgeDqUY5ezZZ5JW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macroeconomic Policy in the EU]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago, I wrote a piece on the Stability & Growth Pact. Firstly, it is an artefact of the EU; it can be changed. Secondly, currently, the UK is not subject to the enforcement regime.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/britishpolitics/@davelevy/macroeconomic-policy-in-the-eu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/britishpolitics/@davelevy/macroeconomic-policy-in-the-eu</guid><category><![CDATA[britishpolitics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davelevy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 21:33:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPYQn3q7oP7MCMVspkyQoecMG1RSeKQTPmpRaeazDuzdeFqHoWh2kSb1vJksMGJ8mTFJPfUbVfU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-Voting? Why not!]]></title><description><![CDATA[At my last Union branch meeting, we heard from Gemma Short of the right to strike campaign. As one part of her presentation she mentioned that one of the Unions’ response to the recent Trade Union laws]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@davelevy/e-voting-why-not</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@davelevy/e-voting-why-not</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davelevy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 20:01:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too Long]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s a bit of a kerfuffle going on about whether Momentum is going to launch a mass purge of the PLP. I doubt they have the organisational skills, however I was interested in just how long members of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@davelevy/too-long</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@davelevy/too-long</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davelevy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 19:55:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZtWrfuLRjBH1xYgtfdxnffY9Eke3wEwZ2B4qeMXiiPRuew5Hg7ryoyv9x8FcGGA6rMRy2jMSxE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime Ministers: winners, successors & mandates]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was inspired by an article at fullfacts.org to look at the success or otherwise of British Prime Ministers who become PM during a Parliament compared to those who become so by winning an election. 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