Gove is following Goebbels’ advice
Thursday, March 14th, 2024The government has published its new definition of extremism this morning. It says of this: The new definition provides a stricter characterisation that government can
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Losing hope that we can make it through this mess
Thursday, March 14th, 2024I asked, earlier this week, if the centre of UK politics can hold, quoting poet William Butler Yeats. As readers of this blog will know,
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£10 million of private donations to a political party are corrupting
Wednesday, March 13th, 2024A person made rich by Tory NHS outsourcing contracts yesterday appeared to admit saying: It’s like trying not to be racist but you see Diane Abbott
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Is this place fair to me?
Tuesday, March 12th, 2024I accused Rachael Reeves yesterday of finding it ‘really difficult to make any decisions when [she] lacks a moral compass, a political philosophy, and any
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The curse of rentierism
Tuesday, March 12th, 2024I explored some of the ideas that I might wish to challenge in a new book, yesterday. As I suggested I might, I then spent
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Can the centre hold?
Tuesday, March 12th, 2024Yesterday was interesting, although not necessarily in ways that anyone might desire. We watched the credibility (at least) of the Royal Family collapsing in real
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On books, arguments and alternatives
Monday, March 11th, 2024Universities have what we call reading weeks. As an alternative I have awarded myself a thinking week, officially starting today, but which actually began over
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Why is everything so difficult for Rachel Reeves?
Monday, March 11th, 2024I watched some of Rachael Reeves’ interviews over the weekend. I have seen many before. One of the recurring themes is that she is not
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Is the constitutional settlement failing?
Monday, March 11th, 2024For those not aware of it, yesterday’s attempt by the Royal Family to pretend all was well with the Princess of Wales backfired pretty spectacularly.
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