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Since I first started taking an interest in British politics in 1977 (the Fire Brigades strike) I cannot recall an…
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There is a school of thought which supposes that St John, the author of the Book of the Apocalypse (AKA…
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Oh tell me, what is my life without your love Tell me who am I without you by my side?…
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When more or less abstract ideas begin to be translated by believers in them into facts on the ground then…
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There is a rare consensus among Western intellectuals that the best form of governance under all circumstances requires that the…
