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UK and the EU – Better the devil you know?
I’m a Brit so the debate in the UK over whether to remain in the EU is a very personal one for me. One thing strikes me about most of the arguments I hear expressed on both sides. They only consider...
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The myth of Trump’s popularity
Many of us are terrified at the support Donald Trump is getting. He is an extremely dangerous man, apparently driven by the kind of attitudes normally associated with psychotic dictators, not potential...
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Europe – the bad contract
The point of a contract is almost always misunderstood. If asked, most people would say that a contract is there to describe how the relationship between two or more entities should operate. Wrong. The...
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Should we heed the mob?
I swore I wouldn’t do this, but I’m afraid Donald Trump will feature again today, albeit not centre stage. The US election this year could not be stranger, could it? Commentators and wise heads are...
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With free speech, how do we shut someone up?
The single biggest problem with the ideal of free speech ideal, is that anyone can say anything. Voltaire’s beliefs were famously epitomised with the statement (not his); “I disapprove of what you say,...
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Short story: A window on time
I entered the following for a short story competition on the theme of ‘ageing’. I didn’t win, so I thought I’d post it here instead. I hope you enjoy it. A window on time The window where I sit does...
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Open Letter to Greece
Myself and Kay had the privilege of living near the town of Nafplio in the Peloponnese region of Greece for four months earlier this year. I say privilege because Greece is an incredible place, rich...
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Why the UK and US cannot heal their divisions
2016 saw two cataclysmic political upheavals, the UK vote to leave the European Union and the US election of Donald Trump to be president. Both countries are desperately divided as a result of these...
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Is this the end, my friend?
Depending on your point of view, either we are witnessing the end of a dream of global equality and opportunity, a world without borders, without hate. Or, we are witnessing the great rebirth of...
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Why we’re all arguing
I’m in interfering Brit mode again. Americans may not like it, but we do have a right to an opinion because we are all affected by what happens in America. That’s what you get for being a superpower....
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