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Imagination – it’s an Illusion

Imagination – it’s an Illusion Reimagining Britain: Foundations for Hope, Justin Welby, Bloomsbury Continuum, 2018, 300pp. Hardback, £16.99., reviewed by EDWARD DUTTON The Rev. Dr Malcolm Johnson, Rector of St Botolph’s, Aldgate, once remarked, ‘I see the Church of England … Continue reading

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Two Tribes, Part 2

Two Tribes, Part 2 By Mark Wegierski Many of Canada’s problems derive from the fact that the country consists of “two nations warring in the bosom of a single state”, to quote from Lord Durham’s famous Report of 1840. The … Continue reading

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All Greek to Me

All Greek to Me Exhibition, Rodin and the art of ancient Greece, The British Museum, 26th April to 29th July 2018; Rodin and the art of ancient Greece, a publication that accompanies the exhibition, reviewed by LESLIE JONES “…we possess … Continue reading

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Postscript on St Paul’s “Anti-Semitism”

Postscript on St Paul’s “anti-Semitism” by Darrell Sutton In two previous papers I introduced a letter of the Apostle Paul to Christians in Rome. The letter was written in the first century AD. Some of the recipients may have been … Continue reading

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The Yankee Mindset

The Yankee Mindset By Ilana Mercer I recently traveled to Texas to speak about South Africa, at the Free Speech Forum of  the Texas A & M University. To travel from the Pacific Northwest all the way to College Station, … Continue reading

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ENDNOTES, May 2018

Endnotes, May 2018 In this edition: a revelation from Roussel; Elgar, choral and orchestral music, reviewed by STUART MILLSON The music of Albert Roussel makes only the occasional appearance in British concert programmes or recording catalogues, with French 20th century music … Continue reading

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Conservatives and Technology

Conservatives and Technology  By Mark Wegierski [An earlier version of this article appeared in American Outlook, Indianapolis, Indiana: The Hudson Institute, vol. 5 no. 3, Summer 2002, pp. 15-16] Many of those who demonstrate against the various international and economic … Continue reading

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Hero City

Hero City by Bill Hartley Russian television news regularly carries stories covering the exploits of ‘our boys in Syria’. The bombed out buildings and general scenes of devastation are a backdrop as a flak jacketed general explains the situation. On … Continue reading

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Calling Free Nations

Calling Free Nations Stuart Millson deconstructs “Remainiac” rhetoric   On 1stMay, the Daily Mail, the newspaper which the chattering classes love to hate, published some extraordinary despatches from the House of Lords debate on EU exit – their ‘lordships’ having inflicted … Continue reading

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Beyond Left and Right

Beyond Left and Right by Mark Wegierski The author grapples herein with the implications of the post-2008 financial and economic crisis. He suggests that there are difficulties with the conventional conceptions of both left and right and that we consider … Continue reading

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