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March 2024

Notes on an academic spat
This week on X (formerly Twitter), there was a notable dispute between the conservative journalist Charlotte Gill and British humanities academics. In a…
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James O’Brien and low liberalism
A review of How They Broke Britain by James O’Brien
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A retracted paper tells us something important about academia
Recently, scandal has struck the Frontiers in Psychology journal. Following the acceptance of the paper ‘Meta-analysis: On average, undergraduate…
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February 2024

Lindsay Hoyle must resign
Occasionally, I take students on visits to parliaments. The Senedd (Welsh parliament) is wonderful, yet the history of the UK Houses of Parliament is…
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If Labour is elected, the sky probably won’t fall in
This week, the political scientist Matt Goodwin attacked the UK Labour Party, arguing that the party’s probable victory in this year’s election would…
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Welsh Labour isn’t working
February is a big month in Welsh politics. Following the resignation of First Minister Mark Drakeford, Vaughan Gething and Jeremy Miles will fight to be…
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January 2024

Christopher Rufo and the problem of anti-wokeness
A review of America’s Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything
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How the corporate-sociocultural alliance shaped our times
Recently, observers of Western political economies have debated corporate embrace of social justice ideology. A preferable term to the pejorative…
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The state of The Path Not Taken
Dear all, Happy New Year and I hope that you and yours are well. Over two years after the foundation of this Substack, I’m delighted with reaction to…
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