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The History Girls

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Reading about history has never been more popular. Sales of non-fiction history books have risen by 45% over five years (double the industry average and amounting to over 5m copies a year according to Neilsens ). Historical fiction too is … Continue reading

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Criminal proceedings

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Surely it can only be a matter of time? Surely! The 2016 Referendum on leaving or remaining in the EU was hopelessly compromised, with multiple breaches of the law, likely interference of a foreign, hostile state and, potentially, manipulation of … Continue reading

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The Man Booker at 50

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So to the South Bank yesterday where the three-day Man Booker at 50 Festival was in full swing. Sixty speakers, including most Man Booker winners, were taking part in a series of literary debates, discussions and masterclasses to celebrate fifty … Continue reading

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Disenfranchisement

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For democracy to thrive the citizenry must be fully enfranchised. There is debate about expansion of the franchise, about what legal voting age should be, and about whether or not prisoners should be allowed to vote, but this piece is not … Continue reading

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Democracy bought is not democracy

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For democracy to thrive we cannot allow elections to be bought. Yet evidence mounts that the result of the Referendum on EU membership in June 2016 may have been bought and paid for. This has a number of aspects, which this … Continue reading