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What Now for the Democrats?

Defending office is an entirely different proposition to challenging for it. In 2020, it was sufficient for the Democrats to simply be the ‘Not Trump Party’. A positive policy vision was not required, and the party was able to paper over internal divisions for the cause of fighting The Donald. In four years’ time however, it will be the Democrats under the microscope, not Trump.

Stop Following the Science!

“We are following the science.” This sounds reassuring, doesn’t it? An assurance that policy decisions are not being plucked from thin air (we promise!), but are rather the inevitable and definitive conclusion of empirical research. But dig a little deeper and any promises of impartial/apolitical policy fit somewhere on a spectrum ranging from pallidly quixoticContinue reading “Stop Following the Science!”

Confidence is Playing a Fraudulent Role in the Economy. Here’s How.

Confidence is not just a topic for sports columns or the therapist’s sofa. Confidence is the lifeblood of finance capitalism, and its symbiotic relationship with political electoral cycles can make or break political parties.

It’s Time to Abandon the Left vs Right Divide

Brexiteer. Corbynista. Thatcherite. Labels are common in politics today. Traditionally they have served the purpose of allowing us to compare different politicians or political movements, while broadly defining ourselves in relation to them. But are the terms we use still of value? Perhaps more pertinently – are they actually distorting our democracy to the pointContinue reading “It’s Time to Abandon the Left vs Right Divide”

We are entering a new decade. How will we be viewed come the new Century?

When I was at school, I often wondered how I would have behaved in the different periods of history I was learning about. Had I been born in Germany a century previously, would I have joined the Schutzstaffel, or resisted the Nazi regime? What about being born in 19th Century America; would I have foughtContinue reading “We are entering a new decade. How will we be viewed come the new Century?”