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‘1917’ Review: Tales my Grandfather Never Told Me
, 22 January 2020
Chris Sullivan rates Sam Mendes' new war film up with the classics and remembers his grandfather's survival through the worst of World War One.
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Culture
Film
History
War and Conflict
The Dangers of Politainment: The Laurence Fox Affair
, 22 January 2020
Otto English delves into the privileged actor's descent into normalising hate and considers what purpose it may serve.
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Culture
Arts
BBC
Celebrity
Class
Identity
Media
Racism
Society and Welfare
Sociology
UK Politics
Boris Johnson Will ‘Play the Nationalist Card’ to Stay in Power, Gordon Brown Warns
, 21 January 2020
The former Prime Minister said in a speech that he agrees with George Orwell's distinction between "patriotism" and "nationalism" and fears the Union of the UK could be over without fundamental constitutional reform.
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Culture
The Rise of English Nationalism
2016 EU Referendum
Boris Johnson
Brexit
Conservative Party
England
Europe
Foreign Affairs
General Election 2019
Identity
Immigration
Ireland
Labour Party
London
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Scottish Independence
Society and Welfare
Sociology
UK Politics
Wales
R.I.P. The Great White Man
, 20 January 2020
Bonnie Greer on what Prince Harry and Laurence Fox's different approaches to the world in which we live tell us about privilege, race and hierarchy – and the distinction between the White Man and the white man.
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Culture
Arts
Boris Johnson
Celebrity
Class
Donald Trump
Identity
Monarchy
Nigel Farage
Racism
Society and Welfare
UK Politics
US Politics
Fox in the Coop: The Legacy of Roger Ailes
, 17 January 2020
Ellin Stein reviews two dramatisations of the life and crimes of Rupert Murdoch's Fox News supremo.
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Culture
Film
The Fires of Bamberg are Still Burning
, 16 January 2020
Mike Stuchbery returns with his telling short histories - this time of how climate change and panic led to an explosion of persecution, mainly of women.
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Culture
Stuchbery's Strange Histories
History
An Audio Tour of the Fantastic 2022 Festival of Brexit
, 16 January 2020
Otto English has advance copies of the plans for the coming attractions - A Nostalgia Zone, Gallery of Brexit Heroes and much more...
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Culture
Boris Johnson
Brexit
UK Politics
‘La Dolce Vita’ Review: A Stylish and Thought-Provoking Look at Celebrity Culture and Its Cost
, 14 January 2020
Chris Sullivan reviews the 1960 classic which has left its mark on our culture in many ways, beyond simply its famous title.
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Culture
Arts
Film
THE UPSIDE DOWN: Not So New New Year – The original Winterval
, 10 January 2020
John Mitchinson traces the significance of New Year and where the customs associated with it originated.
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Culture
The Upside Down
Public Holidays and Traditions
Odeon of Death Film of the Week: Starmer Wars
, 9 January 2020
The Odeon of Death takes a look at the week’s events through the medium of cinema. This week Starmer Wars (2020)
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Culture
Arts
Film
The Harder the Brexit, the More Likely a United Ireland
, 8 January 2020
MEP and leader of Northern Ireland's Alliance Party says the DUP were fools for trusting Boris Johnson who was always going to betray Unionism.
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The Rise of English Nationalism
2016 EU Referendum
Boris Johnson
Brexit
Conservative Party
England
Europe
Foreign Affairs
History
Identity
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Society and Welfare
Sociology
UK Politics
We are now Living in ‘American Psycho’
, 7 January 2020
Bonnie Greer finds clarity about the desecration of US society under Donald Trump in the premise of Brett Easton Ellis' famous 1991 novel.
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Culture
Donald Trump
Foreign Affairs
Literature
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
United States of America
US Politics
The End of a Decade Without a Name: Right-Wing Populism, Referendums, Digital Darkness and Self-Harm
, 26 December 2019
Part Two of Otto English's take on the 2010s, charting the death of Lee Rigby, the rise of Nigel Farage's UKIP and the forces that led to the UK voting to Leave the European Union.
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'Tommy Robinson'
2016 EU Referendum
Brexit
Conservative Party
Extremism
Nigel Farage
Racism
Scotland
Social Media
Society and Welfare
Tech, Data and Algorithms
UK Politics
The End of a Decade Without a Name: From Austerity to the Isles of Wonder
, 25 December 2019
Part One of Otto English's take on the 2010s, exploring how Britain stumbled from the financial crisis into the euphoria of the London Olympic Games – only for a repressed and angry populism to rear its head.
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Culture
Austerity
Identity
Society and Welfare
UK Politics
Hardeep’s Food For Thought: Dreaded Sprouts with a Punjabi Twist
, 24 December 2019
Brussels will spring a twin track attack on us this Christmas: Brexit and Sprouts – but Hardeep Singh Kohli has a recipe for success (for one of them at least).
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Food and Drink
Death and Loss: Hope and Renewal – A Message from Stuttgart
, 23 December 2019
After a tumultuous year politically and personally for Mike Stuchbery, he reminds how humans have survived the darkest hours.
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Culture
Stuchbery's Strange Histories
History
Cities are Not Full of ‘Urban Elites’ but So Many Possibilities – Now is the Time to Uphold Metropolitan Values
, 23 December 2019
Bonnie Greer explores the divide between city and country in Britain and how this will be played on in the years ahead to sow more discord, not unity.
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Culture
Equality and Diversity
Society and Welfare
Sociology
UK Politics
‘Refusal of Corbyn’s Labour to Fight Back Against the Right’s Culture War has been a Big Mistake’
, 20 December 2019
Hardeep Matharu speaks to Faiza Shaheen, a Labour candidate in the General Election, about why the British left cannot simply bury its head in the sand over the dangerous politicisation of race and class.
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The Rise of English Nationalism
Brexit
Class
England
General Election 2019
Identity
Islamophobia
Jeremy Corbyn
Labour Party
London
Racism
Social Media
Society and Welfare
Sociology
Tech, Data and Algorithms
UK Politics
‘English Nationalism is the Real Threat’ says former Ulster Unionist Leader
, 20 December 2019
Brexit is a fault line which has triggered a realignment of loyalties in the island of Ireland – will Northern Ireland be left behind by English nationalism?
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The Rise of English Nationalism
2016 EU Referendum
Brexit
England
Foreign Affairs
History
Identity
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Society and Welfare
Sociology
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