
Welcome to Bearly Politics! I'm The Bear, your slightly exasperated guide to the strange world of modern politics. Here, I attempt to tackle the absurdities of power, with claws sharpened by satire and the occasional heavy paw of wit.
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There is something that, over the past few years, has become a bit of a niggle in the back of my mind. A niggle that’s been recently getting just a little bit more insistent.
Many of you will know that I am a big old homosexual. I say this...
I am a huge fan of technocracy, and out of all the broad schools of political thought, evidence-led, systems-focused governance has always made the most sense to me personally.
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This goes straight to the ki...
Nigel Farage’s donor scandal and Reform UK’s vetting disaster reveal a party growing faster than its ability to govern itself.
Good morning everyone, and a very happy Sunday.
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Good Saturday-morning, All.
I’m writing this column two days after the local elections, once the dust has settled and the final counts are in. It’s a part of the slow-down I’ve been imposing myself...
A conveniently outrageous policy gets announced just as questions about Farage’s £5m and Tice’s tax affairs start getting uncomfortable. Funny that.
Just this past Sunday, I wrote about just how incredibly exhausted I was of the news cycle...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Editor of Bearly Politics. Author. Commentator. Former NHS strategist.
Author, queer historian, escape room designer... wannabe mermaid.
After she obtained her DPhil at Oxford, Claire taught philosophy & worked as a counsellor. She now publishes with Left Foot Forward, writes & co-edits for West England Bylines, & is a co-ordinator for the Oxfordshire branch of Compass
I write about politics, economics, civilization and culture at Progress & Survival. My historical novel The Roaring Twenties is now serialising at The Bloomsbury Trilogy. And I also post at the excellent Bearly Politics from time to time.
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