The Sniff Test
Simon MaughanChallenging popular theories in culture and politics.
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Teesside Is Britain’s Wake-up Call
Down by the playing fields
someone sets a car on fire
I guess you have to go right down
before you understand just how
how low
how low a human being can go.Mile End - Pulp, 1995
A little over thirty years a...
The Welfare Argument Burnham Cannot Avoid
The Substitution Heuristic
Politicians get away with a lot. They have cultural clout, which allows them to shape the agenda. A good example is painting people who are sceptical about climate change policies as climate change deniers. T...
The Institutions That Need Britain to Fail
At the turn of the century the UK was the 12th-richest nation on earth. Today it is 24th. On current trends we will be 46th by 2030.
Extrapolating trends makes for a poor forecast. Things could be worse. The saving grace is that many of th...
Jason Arday: An Addendum
Ancient literature abounds with stories of rulers led astray by foolish and scheming advisers. Xerxes is encouraged to invade Greece by his ambitious cousin Mardonius, with disastrous consequences. Solomon’s son Rehoboam listens to his youn...
The Emperor Still Has No Clothes
Unexpected Questions
Behind the comedy of fantasist Jason Arday lies a more sinister story of modern Britain. We are reenacting the Emperor’s New Clothes. Common sense is subservient to social engineering. An accusation of racism is en...
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