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This post primarily uses examples from the UK, but I suspect much the very same story could be told in numerous countries. The reaction to Obama’s criticism of Wall Street was extraordinary, until perhaps you realise that in the US political help is occasionally a commodity that corporations and the wealthy can buy. I return to the US at the end of this post.
And that’s why listening to the Bowie album has been so unsettling. It is a continuous reminder that to sustain a career as an artist more than decades calls for the capacity to alter track every now and then, to reinvent oneself as an artist, to hold coming up with fresh ideas, to uncover new inspiration. But to bring your audience with you on the journey. And once you’re conscious of that it becomes quite stressful, since then you have to figure out how to do …
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