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‘The True Story of Ned Kelly’: Criminal or Freedom Fighter?
, 6 March 2020
Chris Sullivan reviews an adaptation of the Booker Prize-winning novel that explores the boundary between banditry and rebellion.
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Culture
Arts
Australia
Film
Postcards from the Red Wall: The Other Baker Street
, 6 March 2020
83% in one suburb of Middlesborough voted to Leave the EU. But Graham Williamson sees self-sufficiency and a new spirit despite stereotypes of 'Northern Towns'.
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Culture
Postcards from the Red Wall
Brexit
England
Society and Welfare
UK Politics
Odeon of Death Film of the Month: 28 Kids Later
, 3 March 2020
The Odeon of Death takes a look at the month's events through the medium of cinema.
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Culture
Odeon of Death
Arts
Film
‘Dark Waters’: Bringing A Corporation To Account
, 28 February 2020
Chris Sullivan reviews a new film exploring corporate destruction and greed and the tenacity of lawyers and litigants to achieve accountability and justice.
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Culture
Arts
Courts
Drugs
Film
Health
Law
United States of America
Fowl Play: How US Chicken Imports will Pollute Britain’s Poor
, 28 February 2020
Since joining the EU British food has gone from bog-awful to top-notch, but Otto English reveals how a US Trade deal will unravel 40 years of progress.
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Culture
Fact
Boris Johnson
Brexit
Europe
Food and Drink
Foreign Affairs
Health
Poverty
The European Union
UK Politics
United States of America
‘Downstream of Culture’: How Identity Politics Swept Labour Away
, 28 February 2020
While the right has turned politics into a culture war, the left has yet to tackle the politics of culture, says Hardeep Matharu.
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Culture
2016 EU Referendum
Boris Johnson
Brexit
Cambridge Analytica
Conservative Party
Donald Trump
General Election 2019
Identity
Jeremy Corbyn
Society and Welfare
Sociology
Steve Bannon
UK Politics
US Politics
From Sunderland to the Bullingdon Club: Englishness Unravelled
, 26 February 2020
Unsatisfied with George Orwell's description of patriotism, John Mitchinson digs deep into his own personal history to untangle the complex roots of his Englishness.
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Culture
Class
England
Identity
Philosophy
Sociology
THE UPSIDE DOWN: Reasons to be Cheerful
, 24 February 2020
John Mitchinson sets out why the Greek philosopher Epicurus' legacy has been claimed by hedonism but actually represents the opposite and is so relevant for our anxious times.
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Culture
The Upside Down
History
Philosophy
‘Greed’ is Good: A Fast, Funny and Infuriating Take on the Emptiness of Acquisition
, 21 February 2020
Chris Sullivan reviews a new comedy drama based on one of Britain's most controversial modern businessmen.
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Culture
Arts
Film
EXCLUSIVE History and the Cult of Victory: The Kremlin’s Revisionist “Soft Power”
, 20 February 2020
As Putin rewrites the past in order to control the future, Kseniya Kirillova reveals what it tells us about Russia’s strategic goals.
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Culture
Reportage
Brexit, Trump, Russia
Russian Interference
Foreign Affairs
History
Russia
Ukraine
EXCLUSIVE What Carrie Did Next: Chapter One
, 20 February 2020
The first chapter of the secret memoirs of the first lady of the United Kingdom (FLOTUK). As told to Otto English...
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Culture
Boris Johnson
Dominic Cummings
Satire
UK Politics
Eugenics was Behind Some of the Policy Disasters of the 20th Century
, 20 February 2020
Samir Jeraj considers the role British elites gave to eugenics as a deeply flawed method of providing the nation with a healthy stock of soldiers.
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Culture
History
Philosophy
Rights
Society and Welfare
Sociology
UK Politics
‘Why Does Anyone Young Want to Elect Bernie Sanders for President?’
, 19 February 2020
Bonnie Greer remembers her Baby Boomer past and wonders what happened to a healthy disrespect for your elders.
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Argument
Culture
United States of America
US Politics
THE UPSIDE DOWN: Mongrel Tongue – Is English Really So Special?
, 17 February 2020
John Mitchinson on why we should celebrate the success of the flexibility of the English language which enables its richness.
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Culture
The Upside Down
Anthropology
Arts
England
History
Language
Literature
Eugenics and the Intellectuals
, 17 February 2020
Stephen Unwin explores how some of the most civilised and intelligent thinkers have supported one of the most dark and barbaric philosophies in modern history.
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Culture
Dominic Cummings
History
Philosophy
Rights
Society and Welfare
Sociology
UK Politics
From Sajid Javid to Rishi Sunak: Boris Johnson’s New Version of the Old Colonial ‘Divide and Rule’ Game
, 14 February 2020
Hardeep Matharu explores what the rise of Conservative ethnic minority politicians reveals about the party's approach to race and diversity.
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Culture
Boris Johnson
Class
Conservative Party
Identity
Racism
Society and Welfare
Sociology
UK Politics
A Streetcar Named Desire’s Steamy Case For Ending Tuition Fees
, 13 February 2020
Chris Sullivan reviews the 1951 classic and finds a compelling case for abolishing tuition fees before more young people's talents are wasted.
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Culture
Arts
Celebrity
Class
Film
Society and Welfare
Hardeep’s Food For Thought: Gooseberry – Fool for Love
, 12 February 2020
Hardeep Singh Kohli provides a recipe to help restore platonic love.
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Culture
Food and Drink
Philosophy
Public Holidays and Traditions
The Day I Discovered My Ancestor was a Slave Owner
, 11 February 2020
Stephen Colegrave uncovers a family secret and realises how easy it is to whitewash our slavery roots.
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Culture
Brexit & Empire
America
England
History
Sociology
War and Conflict
Fear – the Most Infectious Contagion
, 10 February 2020
With the Coronavirus the subject of headlines the world over, fears of a pandemic have again arisen. Along with media speculation, however, there is a far more insidious contagion.
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Culture
Australia
China
England
Foreign Affairs
History
Sociology
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