Category: Politics
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Why Trump (and Brexit) Won the Election
Many people are now trying to work out why Trump won, and for those in the UK, why on earth a country that gets more money in support from EU would vote to do with out it.
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David Cameron, telling the truth
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The rise of the Far-Right in the UK, and other worrying correlations
There has been something percolating through my mind about the link between scapegoating and the rise of the Far Right that has been bugging me. Something was telling me that there was something going on that I had missed. So I spent some time searching the news to see what it was that people were…
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Gove Removing “Of Mice and Men” from the curriculem
So Gove is removing “Of Mice and Men” from the curriculum, and I’d like to say “About Time”. Now, before you all start throwing things, let me explain why. “Of Mice and Men”, by Steinbeck is brilliant. It’s amazing. The In-Depth study I did of it when I was school placed a love of this…
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The Death of the UK Two Party System
Ladies and Gentlemen, I think we can finally announce the death of the 2/3 party system that has held this country for so long. With the rise of the Lib-Dems, we finally broke the 2 party swing. However, due to their political assassination by the conservatives in the coalition deal, their victory was short-lived. That…
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Down with the Con-Dems
Well, it seems that coalition are selling off the post office. I can’t belive how angry this has made me. In the worst rececession for years, the Conservatives have finally managed to sell off everything that was publically owned. The NHS is gone, the Post-Office is going, all because their ideology is that business will…