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Simon Maughan

Challenging popular theories in culture and politics.

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Latest Issues

Two-Tier Policing Is Not a Conspiracy Theory

Two-Tier Keir

The nickname Two-Tier Keir sticks. The Prime Minister apparently hates it. But he is not doing anything to change the impression that some groups are favoured over others.

Fraser Nelson of The Times does his best to defe...

6 days ago
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Labour Won't Listen to Tony Blair

Playing to Lose

Kurt Vonnegut is my favourite author. His advice for writing short stories includes starting close to the end. He says to give your readers as much information as possible as soon as possible. Here goes.

There are no a...

13 days ago
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Why Transgenderism Captured the British Establishment

Transgender and Women’s Rights

I hesitate to write about certain issues. Some subjects are so divisive that to question one truth is to be aligned with another. Commentators only add to the noise.

Hence I am only now tackling the tran...

20 days ago
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Britain Wants Europe Without European Growth

The Start of the Debate

At an afternoon meeting in 1974, economist Arthur Laffer drew one of the most significant doodles of all time. While his idea had precedents dating back to the 14th century, it has become known as the Laffer Cur...

a month ago
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The Lie Machine Replacing British Politics

A New Narrative Energy

Politics changed when the Cold War ended. Ideological leadership asserting the primacy of Western liberal values gave way to creeping managerialism. Political parties organised around technocratic competence and,...

a month ago
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