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Many, if not most, of the ills of the world stem from our preference for talking about the complex, higher order question "how should society be organised?" rather than the

We risk misunderstanding the times we are living through if we do not start to recognise Brexitism (sic) as a political, social, cultural, (im)moral "system" ... with its own governing

The moral case against Brexit is so obvious it shouldn't need restating but, given that even Justin Welby can't see it, let's run some easy tests.- Does it help the

Thread: COVID + Brexit + RiskThere are many parallels between our responses to COVID and Brexit, but a key factor is our attitude to risk.In both cases, half the country

Any reasonable person, looking at Mary Wakefield's R4 broadcast and the infamous Spectator piece, must surely conclude that they are both false narratives concocted to mask the reality of where

It is very important that you read this thread so you will start to understand the limitless depravity of this the worst of all governments. Er, sorry, here is the

"The incentive to work" is a foul Victorian era concept that we should have removed from our discourse a long time ago. It's the argument for workhouses ...https://twitter.com/Peston/status/1250028990573817857 It treats