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Should I stay or should I go?
This weekend, the Congress of the University and College Union (UCU), the main trade union for UK academics, passed a motion which called on the UK…
May 29
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April 2023
The long march of low liberalism - A review of Bringing Down Goliath by Jolyon Maugham
Bringing Down Goliath comes with baggage. Jolyon Maugham is founder and director of the Good Law Project, an organization which uses the law to achieve…
Apr 30
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Thomas Prosser
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Why Poland matters
A review of God’s Playground: A History of Poland (Volumes I and II) by Norman Davies
Apr 14
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Thomas Prosser
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A review of Matt Goodwin’s Values, Voice and Virtue
In Values, Voice and Virtue, Matt Goodwin argues that a liberal ‘new elite’ dominates Britain, the values and interests of this elite conflicting with…
Apr 9
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Thomas Prosser
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Three questions about the sociocultural class
This week, Matt Goodwin, a well-known British political scientist, published Values, Voice and Virtue, a book arguing that a ‘new elite’ of…
Apr 1
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March 2023
The rise of low liberalism
Recently in the UK, the liberal views of Gary Lineker have attracted controversy. Lineker, the host of the BBC's football coverage and a star ex-player…
Mar 20
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The crisis of teenage girls and social media may not have a good solution
In recent weeks, many have debated the relationship between social media and the mental illness epidemic in teenage girls. New data show that 57% of…
Mar 3
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February 2023
If Kate Forbes opposes gay marriage, SNP members have the right to oppose her
Following the resignation of Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and first minister of Scotland, attention has turned to Sturgeon’s successor. Kate Forbes…
Feb 21
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Brexit may end dreams of Scottish and Welsh independence
For years, many have argued that Brexit makes Scottish and Welsh independence more likely, independence representing a route back into the EU and…
Feb 5
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January 2023
Whatever their arguments, Covid vaccine sceptics will probably never convince me
Recently, Covid vaccine sceptics have enjoyed a growing profile. In an article on Bari Weiss’s Substack, Vinay Prasad and John Mandrola draw attention…
Jan 30
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Whatever their arguments, Covid vaccine sceptics will probably never convince me
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To protect freedom of speech, universities should disaffiliate from Stonewall
This week, the London School of Economics (LSE) ended its relationship with the LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall. The decision follows debates about…
Jan 19
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The Conservatives didn’t become a workers' party, but may be becoming a party of the middle
Following the 2019 election, some heralded a great realignment in British politics. Contrary to historic trends, increasing volumes of working classes…
Jan 13
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