Andrew Porter

Book Notes - Andrew Porter ("The Theory of Light and Matter")

Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that is in some way relevant to their recently published books. In the introduction to last week's Book Notes essay by Peter Selgin for his short story collection, Drowning Lessons , I mentioned how much I admired the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction winners . Andrew Porter's short fiction collection, The Theory...

Books Received: Andrew Porter's THE THEORY OF LIGHT AND MATTER

Matt Bell (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008

Last week, I received a copy of Andrew Porter's just-released collection The Theory of Light and Matter , recent winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award in Short Fiction , and, if the opening story "Hole" is any indication, an excellent book. Here's an excerpt from the beginning of "Hole": Tal liked having the hole on his property. It was something no one else in the neighborhood had and...

Financial crisis Public spending will not be cut says Gordon Brown

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Spending on big projects and public services will not be cut back as a result of the credit crisis and multibillion pound banking bail out Gordon Brown has insisted.

Lord Mandelson stripped of corruption role Downing Street defends 'natural' decision

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago

By Andrew Porter and Matthew Moore Last Updated: 11:58PM BST 15 Oct 2008 of Images Peter Mandelson prepares to take his seat in the House of Lords Photo: PA Peter Mandelson inducted into House of Lords Photo: PA The new Business Secretary's portfolio will not include the job of the Government's Anti-Corruption Champion, despite Lord Mandelson's predecessor John Hutton holding the brief....

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The End of Capitalism?

View From The Basement (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008

... President Bush talked today of rescuing the free market as if nothing will change, but I think Andrew Porter in the Daily Telegraph hit upon an appropriate term when he talks about these events "inventing a new system of regulated capitalism". So while I'm no fan of "late" capitalism and the "free market" (freedom here only meaning free from regulation rather than an open freedom...

Financial crisis Crisis the perfect stage for 'not flash just Gordon'

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008

By Andrew Porter, Political Editor Last Updated: 9:06PM BST 14 Oct 2008 Gordon Brown is due to meet other EU leaders Photo: PA One former Cabinet minister said yesterday: "Six weeks ago he was not even on the pitch and that meant that the Tories could score goals at will. Now he back on the pitch and the ball seems to be running his way."The Conservative problem stems from two unforeseen...