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Wed, 27/05/2026 - 15:30

Tony Blair is the living embodiment of what happens when political office becomes a down payment on future plunder. Ejected in 2007 by his own MPs as a massive liability, he bequeathed Britain a wild casino economy primed for the 2008 crash. And when the British economy crashed and burned, Mr Blair kept quiet while […]

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Tue, 26/05/2026 - 11:08
This is the third in the series: 1) Freedom Under Capitalism 2) Freedom Under Representative Democracy Scholars often divide freedom into two types: negative and positive. Negative freedom is “freedom from”. From arbitrary search and self incrimination, for example. Freedom from is primarily about what other people, including the government, cannot do to you. Positive […]
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Mon, 25/05/2026 - 21:11
Why is centrism failing so badly? Because at its heart is a mistaken idea of how politics works. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 20th May 2026 The biggest Brexit donor was the stockbroker Peter Hargreaves. He gave £3.2m to the leave campaign. He justified his enthusiasm as follows: “We will get out there […]