{"id":626,"date":"2018-12-02T18:33:44","date_gmt":"2018-12-02T18:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mint.10yearsafterthecrash.com\/?page_id=626"},"modified":"2024-07-01T09:55:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T08:55:38","slug":"verity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/columns\/verity\/","title":{"rendered":"Verity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"626\" class=\"elementor elementor-626\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a687e03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a687e03\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-591cefb\" data-id=\"591cefb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac1408e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac1408e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A series of exogenous incidents<br><br>By Emeritus Professor Verity Bastion<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b78c588\" data-id=\"b78c588\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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tag-ultraprocessed-foods tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wi-oh-wi\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-alena-shekhovtcova-6941021-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-136642\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-alena-shekhovtcova-6941021-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-alena-shekhovtcova-6941021.jpg 639w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wi-oh-wi\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWI Oh WI\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t30\/12\/2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>When home-cooked turkey roasted Reformed chicken. I\u2019ve developed a whole new respect for the WI. I\u2019ll never unsee its indestructible president, Virginia Austen, using her WI pinny like a matador\u2019s<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wi-oh-wi\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about WI Oh WI\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-133077 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-commons tag-miss-ettie-kett tag-sept-2025 tag-verity\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/fences-around-the-picnic\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Picnic-e1759570018276-300x223.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-133078\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Picnic-e1759570018276-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Picnic-e1759570018276-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Picnic-e1759570018276.png 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/fences-around-the-picnic\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFences around the picnic\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t04\/10\/2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our regular columnist, Verity, is attending an international conference, so we are pleased to welcome back Miss Ettie Kett, expert in modern manners, whose new book, \u2018Thank You, please\u2019, will<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/fences-around-the-picnic\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Fences around the picnic\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-130620 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-drug-trade tag-june-2025 tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-harder-they-come\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-pixabay-531446-300x178.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-130621\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-pixabay-531446-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-pixabay-531446-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-pixabay-531446.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-harder-they-come\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe harder they come\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t04\/07\/2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A Jamaican herbal brew holds promise for the good Professor\u2019s errant entrepreneur friend. Last week, I was somewhat startled by Prinz Charlz, our local herbal entrepreneur, knocking at my window.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-harder-they-come\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The harder they come\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-126943 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-david-dimbleby tag-economics tag-hagel tag-mar-2025 tag-neoliberalism tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/viennese-faults\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-chaitaastic-1797192-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-126944\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-chaitaastic-1797192-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-chaitaastic-1797192.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/viennese-faults\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tViennese faults\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t04\/04\/2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The good professor sings Chicago and thinks it\u2019s time to question a broadcasting dynasty. Please, nobody mention the Dimblebys.\u00a0 I used to be a fan.\u00a0 The melodious Richard on the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/viennese-faults\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Viennese faults\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-116341 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-dec-2024 tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/a-dog-in-the-manger\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pexels-wildlittlethingsphoto-2253275-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-116347\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pexels-wildlittlethingsphoto-2253275-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pexels-wildlittlethingsphoto-2253275-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pexels-wildlittlethingsphoto-2253275-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pexels-wildlittlethingsphoto-2253275.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/a-dog-in-the-manger\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA dog in the manger\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t24\/12\/2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We had snatched a festive triumph from the jaws of defeat. Then the canine went crackers. I will be so glad to see Christmas over.\u00a0 The last few weeks have<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/a-dog-in-the-manger\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about A dog in the manger\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-95847 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-finance-sector tag-financial-crime tag-sept-2024 tag-verity\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/prison-food\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-lilartsy-6079468-e1727360867830-300x258.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-95848\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-lilartsy-6079468-e1727360867830-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-lilartsy-6079468-e1727360867830-768x661.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-lilartsy-6079468-e1727360867830.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/prison-food\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPrison food\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t26\/09\/2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Thieves and vagabonds with hellfire and damnation: would you like fries with that? The world is becoming increasingly topsy-turvy. The economic policy agenda now includes industrial policy, trade restrictions, and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/prison-food\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Prison food\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-78266 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-food-farming tag-june-2024 tag-ultraprocessed-foods tag-verity\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/through-the-past-darkly\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-caricatte-2231754-e1719568655825-300x158.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-78267\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-caricatte-2231754-e1719568655825-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-caricatte-2231754-e1719568655825-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-caricatte-2231754-e1719568655825.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/through-the-past-darkly\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThrough the past darkly\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t28\/06\/2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A banquet beggars belief as Verity\u2019s charming Prinz saves the day.\u00a0 Thomas, my sainted husband, is currently recovering from organising the 1,100th anniversary of Cuthbert\u2019s Cabbage. It turns out our<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/through-the-past-darkly\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Through the past darkly\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-61815 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-food-farming tag-drug-trade tag-economic-collapse tag-mar-2024 tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/a-sting-in-the-tale\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/scorpion-image-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-61817\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/scorpion-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/scorpion-image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/scorpion-image.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/a-sting-in-the-tale\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA sting in the tale\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t29\/03\/2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Verity discovers that when the wise man points at the moon, the fool looks at the finger.\u00a0 Thomas, my husband of forty years, has a new project. It keeps him<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/a-sting-in-the-tale\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about A sting in the tale\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-49015 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-addiction tag-dec-2023 tag-economics tag-verity tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/stripped-back\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-photo-7479635-200x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-49016\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-photo-7479635-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-photo-7479635-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-photo-7479635-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-photo-7479635.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/stripped-back\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tStripped back\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t23\/12\/2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Life\u2019s bare necessities are revealed in death to Professor Verity Bastion. Nowadays I attend more funerals than cocktail parties. They can be quite jolly affairs and it is remarkable what<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/stripped-back\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Stripped back\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-35889 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-work tag-conservative-party tag-gender-inequality tag-sept-2023 tag-thatcher tag-verity tag-verity-bastion tag-women-in-economics\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-ironic-lady\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pexels-files-6304955-e1696589232942-300x249.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-35890\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pexels-files-6304955-e1696589232942-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pexels-files-6304955-e1696589232942.jpg 706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-ironic-lady\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe ironic lady\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t05\/10\/2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>How a locked door gave a young Verity a momentary release, but left her trapped under a glass ceiling. Vivaldi had four seasons. In Britain we have five: spring, summer,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-ironic-lady\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The ironic lady\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-32994 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-asia category-columns category-health-sector tag-heaven tag-india tag-june-2023 tag-verity tag-verity-bastion tag-wellbeing\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/gone-offline\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Wordpress-banners-1-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-33013\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Wordpress-banners-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Wordpress-banners-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Wordpress-banners-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Wordpress-banners-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Wordpress-banners-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/gone-offline\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tGone offline\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t01\/07\/2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Verity is uncomfortable with prospect of a virtual future for the end-of-life years. This last month has been exciting. Out of the blue, I was invited to give a keynote<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/gone-offline\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Gone offline\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-32435 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-health tag-homelessness tag-housing tag-mar-2023 tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/banging-the-qigong\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-pixabay-274886-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-32436\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-pixabay-274886-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-pixabay-274886-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-pixabay-274886-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-pixabay-274886.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/banging-the-qigong\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBanging the Qigong\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t31\/03\/2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Holistic philosophy of self-care, community and sustainability with razor wire is, it seems, the way forward. Thomas, my beloved husband, is giving me no peace with his chatter about the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/banging-the-qigong\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Banging the Qigong\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-31850 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-dec-2022 tag-inequality tag-power tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/out-of-pocket-rocket\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-7299449-e1671776002633-300x228.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31851\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-7299449-e1671776002633-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-7299449-e1671776002633-290x220.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-7299449-e1671776002633.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/out-of-pocket-rocket\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tOut of pocket rocket\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t23\/12\/2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A tale of the downfall of another powerful predatory male and its aftershocks. So once more I visited the eye-wateringly expensive restaurant, Nobed. It is a haunt of celebrities as<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/out-of-pocket-rocket\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Out of pocket rocket\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-31405 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-columns category-uk-ireland tag-economics tag-kwarteng tag-mini-budget tag-sept-2022 tag-trickledown-economics tag-trussonomics tag-uk-economy tag-uk-politics tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/how-to-clean-up-in-a-trickle-down\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHow to clean up in a trickle down\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t29\/09\/2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Professor Bastion gets Trussed up as she witnesses opportunities in Kiev. When I heard the new PM\u2019s words, \u201cI am willing to be unpopular\u201d, I felt goosebumps.\u00a0 At last an<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/how-to-clean-up-in-a-trickle-down\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about How to clean up in a trickle down\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-30987 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-chicago-university tag-friedman tag-june-2022 tag-pinochet tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/turning-back-the-clock\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pexels-robert-so-12274476-300x181.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31026\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pexels-robert-so-12274476-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pexels-robert-so-12274476-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pexels-robert-so-12274476.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/turning-back-the-clock\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tTurning back the clock\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t30\/06\/2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>When it isn\u2019t always clear that things ain\u2019t what they seem to be. The media is talking about going back to the 70s as if it was a bad time.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/turning-back-the-clock\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Turning back the clock\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-30553 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-environment category-food-farming tag-dasgupta tag-mar-2022 tag-natural-capital tag-rewilding tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-nature-of-the-beast\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pexels-chait-goli-2666609-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-30554\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pexels-chait-goli-2666609-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pexels-chait-goli-2666609-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pexels-chait-goli-2666609-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pexels-chait-goli-2666609-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pexels-chait-goli-2666609-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pexels-chait-goli-2666609-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-nature-of-the-beast\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe nature of the beast\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t01\/04\/2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Verity delves into the environmental economics undergrowth.\u00a0 Our peaceful piece of suburbia is feeling particularly tame at the moment.\u00a0 A far cry from the perilous encounters to be had in<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-nature-of-the-beast\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The nature of the beast\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29406 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-education category-health-sector tag-care-giving tag-dec-2021 tag-education tag-impact-investment tag-verity\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/care-and-a-significant-consideration\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-monstera-6289100-300x289.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-29407\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-monstera-6289100-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-monstera-6289100-1024x986.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-monstera-6289100-768x740.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-monstera-6289100.jpg 1246w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/care-and-a-significant-consideration\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCare and a significant consideration\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t17\/12\/2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Verity Bastion worries about lessons learnt and loneliness.\u00a0 I find it hard to keep up with Crispin McDonal, my former star pupil and finance wizard.\u00a0 He is now all over<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/care-and-a-significant-consideration\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Care and a significant consideration\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-28947 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-civil-society category-columns category-environment tag-carbon-offsetting tag-climate-crisis tag-financialisation tag-protest tag-renewable-energy tag-sept-2021 tag-verity tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/carbon-upset\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-marcus-aurelius-6787205-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-28948\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-marcus-aurelius-6787205-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-marcus-aurelius-6787205-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-marcus-aurelius-6787205-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-marcus-aurelius-6787205-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-marcus-aurelius-6787205-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-marcus-aurelius-6787205-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-marcus-aurelius-6787205-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/carbon-upset\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCarbon upset\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t30\/09\/2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>With a revolutionary treatise to write, our good Professor Bastion struggles to warm to green heat. It is chaos here.\u00a0 It all started when our heating system failed. Now we<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/carbon-upset\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Carbon upset\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-28372 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-digital category-health-sector tag-artificial-intelligence tag-care-work tag-june-2021 tag-loneliness tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/blade-runner-2021\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pexels-tyler-lastovich-699122-300x221.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-28390\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pexels-tyler-lastovich-699122-300x221.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pexels-tyler-lastovich-699122-1024x754.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pexels-tyler-lastovich-699122-768x565.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pexels-tyler-lastovich-699122.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/blade-runner-2021\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBlade runner 2021\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t01\/07\/2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Imaginary friends get real. Things are very exciting in our retirement complex. I had never imagined when Thomas and I moved into this apartment four years ago that we would<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/blade-runner-2021\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Blade runner 2021\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-27912 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-corruption tag-mar-2021 tag-verity tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/double-parked\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pexels-mike-225841-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-27913\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pexels-mike-225841-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pexels-mike-225841-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pexels-mike-225841.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/double-parked\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDouble parked\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t30\/03\/2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Two cars yet nowhere to go. But how did she get where she is? Lockdown has certainly left everyone frazzled.\u00a0 I have been trying to get on with writing my<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/double-parked\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Double parked\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-27428 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-brexit tag-care-work tag-dec-2020 tag-free-trade tag-free-trade-agreements tag-hedge-funds tag-recycling tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/hip-to-the-beat\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Verity-_FINAL-300x213.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-27429\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Verity-_FINAL-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Verity-_FINAL-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Verity-_FINAL-600x425.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Verity-_FINAL.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/hip-to-the-beat\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHip  to the beat\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t17\/12\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Pride after a fall. I am recuperating at home under Thomas\u2019s care. The book I began a few months ago is on hold. I have little to distract me from<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/hip-to-the-beat\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Hip  to the beat\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-26782 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-capitalism tag-financial-power tag-housing tag-sept-2020 tag-stakeholder-economy tag-surveillance-capitalism tag-verity tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/a-shocking-trolley\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/verity-e1602226565740-300x188.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-26783\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/verity-e1602226565740-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/verity-e1602226565740-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/verity-e1602226565740.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/a-shocking-trolley\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA shocking trolley\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t09\/10\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A misplaced piece of supermarket equipment starts a dreadful carry on. I was not going to go for the lockdown fad of starting a new project but I have decided<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/a-shocking-trolley\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about A shocking trolley\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-26085 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-coping-mechanisms tag-coronavirus tag-covid-19 tag-drug-trade tag-jun-2020 tag-verity tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/pot-porn-and-praise-the-lord\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Verity-300x155.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-26086\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Verity-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Verity-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Verity-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Verity-1536x794.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Verity-2048x1058.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Verity-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/pot-porn-and-praise-the-lord\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPot, porn and praise the Lord\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t03\/07\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>People find new outlets when lockdown comes. I want to make clear that we do not live in a care home, thank God. It is a retirement apartment complex. People<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/pot-porn-and-praise-the-lord\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Pot, porn and praise the Lord\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-25109 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-health-sector tag-climate-crisis tag-comedy tag-coronavirus tag-covid-19 tag-imperial tag-mar-2020 tag-ucl tag-verity tag-verity-bastion tag-zoom\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/isolated-incidents\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/verity-300x172.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-25137\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/verity-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/verity-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/verity-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/verity-600x343.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/verity.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/isolated-incidents\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tIsolated incidents\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t02\/04\/2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Thomas attempts to go viral as mass infection brings great opportunities.\u00a0 I\u00a0am isolating myself. There\u2019s nothing wrong with me, or Thomas, but others around us are dropping like flies. But,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/isolated-incidents\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Isolated incidents\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-12636 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-food-farming tag-circular-economy tag-dec-2019 tag-economics tag-verity\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/round-for-dinner\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Verity-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-12638\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Verity-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Verity-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Verity-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Verity-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Verity-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Verity.png 1774w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/round-for-dinner\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRound for Dinner\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t12\/12\/2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>My Christmas card from Esther and Abhijit Circular arguments ensue after a round of experiments. And Thomas\u2019 culinary efforts return to the earth. I must admit that last week was<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/round-for-dinner\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Round for Dinner\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7608 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-columns tag-nobel-prize tag-notthenobel tag-npw tag-old-wounds tag-sept-2019 tag-ubuntu tag-verity tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/old-wounds\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Verity-300x198.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7609\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Verity-300x198.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Verity.jpeg 474w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/old-wounds\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tOld Wounds\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t20\/09\/2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>When pride takes a fall it\u2019s the same the world over. After Boris\u2019s election, I caught a little bit of his gung-ho optimism. I began to think it could be<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/old-wounds\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Old Wounds\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6455 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-food-farming tag-climate-crisis tag-food tag-june-2019 tag-verity\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/home-groan\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Verity-300x221.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6456\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Verity-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Verity.jpg 491w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/home-groan\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHome groan\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t29\/06\/2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Flourishing fads and price-hiked highs put the spirit into spiritualism. Everyone seems preoccupied with food these days with endless cookery porn, the young constantly posting their meals on social media<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/home-groan\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Home groan\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5586 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-brexit tag-globalisation tag-international-trade tag-mar-2019 tag-verity\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/whiners-and-losers\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Verity-1-300x125.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5591\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Verity-1-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Verity-1-600x249.png 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Verity-1-768x319.png 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Verity-1-1024x426.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Verity-1.png 1737w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/whiners-and-losers\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhiners and  losers\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t31\/03\/2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Soft cheese, hard Brexit and the joys of talking trade theory. Like most people, I am wearied with this whole Brexit thing. It got particularly bad when Thomas became obsessively<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/whiners-and-losers\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Whiners and  losers\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3547 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-housing-sector tag-dec-2018 tag-resource-management tag-verity\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/digging-the-commons-man\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Verity-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3548\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Verity-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Verity-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Verity-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Verity.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/digging-the-commons-man\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDigging the commons, man\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t12\/12\/2018\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>How Thomas\u2019 inner hippy saved the commons with a spot of help from the high-born Last week I was abruptly awakened by a loud noise. I elbowed my snoring Thomas<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/digging-the-commons-man\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Digging the commons, man\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-48 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-finance-sector tag-gender tag-sept-2018 tag-verity tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-children-are-the-future\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Toddler-e1544648424995.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3827\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-children-are-the-future\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe children are the future\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t14\/09\/2018\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Babysitting comes with great responsibility. Lehman.\u00a0 I can\u2019t seem to escape the constant harking on the significance of the failure of Lehman. There is even a play about the Lehman<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-children-are-the-future\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The children are the future\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-317 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-civil-society category-columns category-utilities tag-economics tag-gender tag-june-2018 tag-technology tag-verity\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/verity-basic-instincts\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/I_06_Verity-300x264.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-318\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/I_06_Verity-300x264.png 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/I_06_Verity.png 490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/verity-basic-instincts\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBasic Instincts\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t30\/06\/2018\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The value of a human life becomes clear. At last my old colleague, Felix Price, deigned to visit me last week after almost two years of retirement.\u00a0 I have to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/verity-basic-instincts\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Basic Instincts\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-394 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-finance-sector category-housing-sector tag-behavioural-economics tag-housing tag-mar-2018 tag-verity\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/verity-and-so-to-the-cleaners-an-invitation-to-lunch-all-gets-a-bit-messy\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dirty-211x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-395\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dirty-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dirty.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/verity-and-so-to-the-cleaners-an-invitation-to-lunch-all-gets-a-bit-messy\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAnd so&#8230; to the cleaners. An invitation to lunch all gets a bit messy.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t25\/03\/2018\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Last week I had a lunch date. This is not something I get to have much these days. One of my postgraduate students, Crispin McDonal, contacted me through my university.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/verity-and-so-to-the-cleaners-an-invitation-to-lunch-all-gets-a-bit-messy\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about And so&#8230; to the cleaners. An invitation to lunch all gets a bit messy.\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3066 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-environment tag-dec-2017 tag-environment tag-verity\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/issue-4-verity\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ce7afe_7892007133af4fb8b35f4380e967f816~mv2_d_1902_1573_s_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3067\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/issue-4-verity\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSustainably Yours\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t15\/12\/2017\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A late charge by Thomas into the green, ends in bloodshed and disappointment. If only they had consulted Professor Bastion. Thomas has gone green. Our dear girl Hermione wasn\u2019t even<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/issue-4-verity\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Sustainably Yours\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-26398 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-drug-trade tag-financial-crash tag-royalty tag-sept-2017 tag-verity tag-verity-bastion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/a-second-brush-with-royalty\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/crown.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-26387\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/crown.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/crown-290x173.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/a-second-brush-with-royalty\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA second brush with royalty\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t15\/09\/2017\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Professor Verity Bastion sees little cause to reflect on economic yester years and encounters a leading light in the black economy. So it looks like we are going to suffer<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/a-second-brush-with-royalty\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about A second brush with royalty\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3149 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns category-government category-uk-ireland tag-june-2017 tag-politics tag-verity\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/verity\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Theresa-May-300x132.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3823\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Theresa-May-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Theresa-May.jpg 338w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/verity\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVerity\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t30\/06\/2017\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Professor Verity Bastion seeks to steady the ship in these turbulent times with some common sense. There is something about Theresa May that reminds me of the Maid of Lorraine.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/verity\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Verity\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-494 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-columns tag-economics tag-financial-crash tag-mar-2017 tag-verity\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/verity-shame-about-the-economist\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tShame about The Economist\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t30\/03\/2017\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Economics is in a mess. Verity Bastion, Emeritus Professor of Economics, speaks out. The Mint has asked me to write a column. Now I know this Mint thing it\u2019s a<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/verity-shame-about-the-economist\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Shame about The Economist\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A series of exogenous incidents By Emeritus Professor Verity Bastion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":599,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-626","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/626\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}