As I note in my column in The National this morning (and I have edited the opening, very slightly), in the light of recent moves
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The Quantum Essays: The meaning of life, negentropy, and the politics of staying alive
I posted another in the Quantum Essays series yesterday. In response, Schofield, who is a regular commentator on this blog, wrote: The big question …
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Reform is failing
I noted this in the FT this morning: Kent’s local authority is likely to raise council tax rates next year as Reform UK has struggled
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Are Reform’s policies racist?
The debate on whether Reform is racist, or not, is heated and the subject of many claims, all of which rather ignore what people actually
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The government should stop wasting time on gesture politics and deliver evenhandedness instead
As The National newspaper in Scotland has reported: Amnesty have condemned the UK Government’s plan to expand police powers to ban protests, calling the “ludicrous
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Britain is not in the doghouse
The Economist claims Britain is trapped in a “debt doom loop.” But they’re wrong. The UK does not face a government debt crisis. What we
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New migrants
I was at Welney this morning, the Norfolk bird reserve about five miles north of Ely, where large numbers of Whooper swans overwinter every year.
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Using ChatGPT and other AI prompts to support campaigning
I wrote yesterday about how to plan and extend my campaigning work. That post attracted quite a lot of interest. What occurred to me after
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Jews are divided by Netanyahu and the actions of Israel
The Washington Post has published some data on the attitudes of Jews in the USA to the conflict in Gaza, as well as more broadly
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