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Farewell and Be Safe, Sweet Britain
, 13 December 2019
Dutch travelling writer Chris Keulemans reflects on his shock and sadness at seeing a once great nation fatally fracture itself.
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General Election 2019
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Brexitannia: The British Identity Crisis
, 13 December 2019
Brexit has become an identity conflict in Britain. It is Danny Boyle’s London Olympics Opening Ceremony versus the Last Night of the Proms. Where do we go from here?
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Brexit & Empire
The Rise of English Nationalism
2016 EU Referendum
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How My Punjabi Immigrant New Labour-Supporting Parents were Charmed by Boris Johnson
, 13 December 2019
Hardeep Matharu reflects on the personal story of her parents' political shift towards the right – and what it might represent about Britain as a whole.
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A Full Moon Election
, 11 December 2019
Poet Salena Godden with a personal reflection ahead of tomorrow's General Election.
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The Re-Emergence of English Nationalism Defines Brexit
, 10 December 2019
Film-maker Sheridan Flynn explores English identity through an Irish lens and what Britain can learn from Ireland about how the divisions of Brexit can ever be healed.
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The Rise of English Nationalism
2016 EU Referendum
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Foreign Affairs
Migration
Society and Welfare
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UK Politics
War and Conflict
Why we Must Throw Away the Labels Pinned to Us
, 9 December 2019
Bonnie Greer on the need to deconstruct, examine and then reconstruct how we see ourselves.
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Racism
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How Politicians Talk To You: Oven-Ready Rhetoric during the General Election
, 9 December 2019
Luke Murphy dissects the slogans of the General Election 2019 and what they reveal about class, empire, royalty and racism in Britain today.
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Jeremy Corbyn
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Brexit Britain’s Mental State: Time to Bring on the Shrinks
, 6 December 2019
Fiona O'Connor on the Sado-Populism of Boris Johnson and how Britain is suffering from a suicidal form of 'weak Fascism'.
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Nigel Farage
Racism
Society and Welfare
UK Politics
US Politics
Reasons to be Islamophobic: Profiting from the Politics of Fear
, 5 December 2019
Dr Shazad Amin explains why hatred of Muslims is such a powerful, hidden force in this General Election.
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Culture
Extremism
Islamophobia
Racism
Society and Welfare
‘Motherless Brooklyn’ Review: A Film Noir about Town Planning and Ethnic Cleansing
, 2 December 2019
Chris Sullivan on a sprawling, ambitious tale of murder, blackmail, and corruption in mid-century New York that has dark resonances for London today.
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Putin, Bannon & Silicon Valley: The Axis of Oligarchs
, 27 November 2019
Tamsin Shaw explains how anti-market Russian oligarchy has spread to the US, and that Big Tech may be the prime beneficiary.
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The March of the Oligarchs
Democracy
Donald Trump
Economics, Finance and Money
Foreign Affairs
Russia
Tech, Data and Algorithms
Trump
UK Politics
United States of America
US Politics
Vladimir Putin
‘The Irishman’ Review: The Power of the Gangster Myth
, 26 November 2019
Chris Sullivan reviews Martin Scorsese' latest film, The Irishman and explores the history of the cult of Mafia films.
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The Oligarch Spawn: Can the Global Super Kids with the World at their Feet Find Meaning and Do Good?
, 22 November 2019
As part of Byline Times' look at The March of the Oligarchs, Stephen Colegrave considers the impact of their progeny: the global super kids.
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The March of the Oligarchs
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Sociology
Prince Andrew has Prised Open the Lid of the Monarchy’s Pandora’s Box
, 19 November 2019
Otto English explores why the British are so reluctant to discuss what the point of the Royal Family is.
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‘Sorry We Missed You’ Review: Ken Loach’s True Story Delivers a Punch
, 15 November 2019
A damning portrait of zero-hours contracts, private debt and public austerity in Brexit Britain.
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How I Fell Down a Right-Wing Brexit Rabbit Hole – and Came Out the Other Side
, 12 November 2019
Steve Jones recalls how Facebook took him on a dark journey and why he now regrets voting to Leave the EU.
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2016 EU Referendum
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Social Media
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When will we Return to the Hope we had when the Berlin Wall Fell 30 Years Ago?
, 8 November 2019
Otto English recalls what it was like growing up in a world where the threat of the Cold War loomed large – and the surprise and optimism when, one day, this came to an end.
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