'A Degenerate Semi-Intellectual'

"I am a degenerate modern semi-intellectual who would die if I did not get my early morning cup of tea and my New Statesman every Friday."

Wednesday, 6 June 2012

Don’t be Afraid! Democracy, the Labour Movement and the European Union

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Note: This piece is largely written without reference to the current financial problems of the EU. Its aim is to address the underlying p...
Friday, 28 October 2011

Material Considerations

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“I’d like to introduce the first application On the agenda tonight It’s an application for a proposal Providing a formal indication Of my de...
Sunday, 21 August 2011

On the Fear and the Pleasure of Solitude

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Samuel Johnson, notoriously, hated being alone. Solitude to him not only invariably provoked his bouts of depression, but he saw it as s...
Saturday, 6 August 2011

Maurice Glasman: A Defence

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Maurice Glasman cuts an unconventional figure. It is difficult to imagine anyone further away from the soulless technocrat banalities and...
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Tuesday, 10 May 2011

A Sceptical Patriotism for the Left

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To many, the idea of left-wing or progressive patriotism is an oxymoron. One immediately thinks of the ‘my country right or wrong’ bone-he...
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