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Democracy III

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As we proceed through the Party Conference season here in the UK, before Parliament returns on 10th October, we do, at least have a government, albeit one with a majority of only 17 in the House of Commons and with … Continue reading

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Nothing to fear, but fear itself….

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‘Project Fear‘ A phrase used in the other referendum, the Scottish one to decide whether or not to leave the Union. This was coined by the ‘No’ campaigners to describe their own tactics. If folk recall, an unlikely alliance of … Continue reading

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The Demagogue’s Handbook

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‘The British people have had enough of experts!‘ Thus spake Micheal Gove, lately of the Cabinet, now reviled as a ‘traitor’ against his fellow fabricator, our current Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson.  N.B. How is it that no mud sticks to … Continue reading

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Britain is Free!

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….or the language of post-truth politics. Two months on, a story from the referendum – a friend was awoken by her partner on the morning of 24th June, with the hurrah – ‘Britain is Free!’. Irony, of course, but prompted … Continue reading

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Democracy II

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So, the UK has a new Prime Minister, elected by the ruling party’s Members of Parliament ( and agreed by the 1922 Committee ) after a bizarre series of events.  No pesky election, even among Conservative Party members, for Theresa … Continue reading