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Predictions for the 7th May elections in England (the 'don't vote, it only encourages them' edition)
It is one of those purposeless performances, an exercise in democracy where the people elected have no real power beyond the ability to inflate…
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England's folk tradition includes St George and his flag. Denying this is to deny England.
Sewell’s reimagined, almost expropriated, folkiness, shows in her ‘well, actually you know’ story about England’s flag and patron saint - about what…
Mar 20
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On the genesis of genocide (and why Islamophobia is a fiction)
People that ask about the origins of what we’re told to call “islamophobia” should perhaps pay attention to the Yazidi experience.
Mar 11
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There isn’t going to be a Northern Renaissance. Not a chance.
Even if the zoom zoom whizz whizz projects are built - high speed rail, tramways, concert halls and football stadiums - there won’t be any renaissance…
Mar 7
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Snobs (they're everywhere and you don't have to like them)
The snob is not trying to bring you gently into a better word but rather telling you that, because you dress or speak wrongly, you can’t be part of my…
Feb 23
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"Mythic Maggie": Exploring the Thatcher Legend's Origins
Popular opinions and comments about Margaret Thatcher reflect a mythic idea of Maggie not the real woman or her governments
Feb 13
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Simon Cooke
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AIiiiii!! How AI won't fix the world's problems with bureaucracy
AI is going to transform economies and governments but we need to answer basic questions about accountability, about the need for regulations and about…
Feb 9
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Globalism sucks but I'm still a globalist because the alternative sucks more
I remain a globalist because free trade, international alliances and co-operation all represent the best way to make British people healthier, wealthier…
Feb 4
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