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Bearly Politics

The Bear, Sacha Coward, Claire Jones, Mark Braund
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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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  • The Bear

    Editor of Bearly Politics. Author. Commentator. Former NHS strategist.

  • Sacha Coward

    Author, queer historian, escape room designer... wannabe mermaid.

  • Claire Jones

    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

  • Mark Braund

    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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