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Saturday, 15 June 2019

Humpty Dumpty’s ‘Democracy’

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“When I use a word,” said Humpty Dumpty (in Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass ), “it means just what I choose it to mean.” And in this to...
Saturday, 1 June 2019

Ask Grayling: the politics of chaos

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Politics is meant to be the art of bringing people together, promoting harmony, and enabling people to work together to achieve what none in...
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Wednesday, 15 May 2019

Cooperation First: a new educational focus

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Cooperation First is an approach to human interaction that should be the focus of every form of education, at every level. It teaches us to...
Wednesday, 1 May 2019

The Politics of Reckless Endangerment

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Egoistic authoritarians have always sought more power so they could do as they please regardless of the dire consequences for others. One o...
Monday, 15 April 2019

Policies for Renewing State-Citizen Cooperation

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Government institutions and citizens can only cooperate in an informed manner if policies in support of effective democratic engagement are ...
Monday, 1 April 2019

Fool’s Paradise: the ultimate political resort

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Since 2016, the numbers flocking to ‘Fool’s Paradise’ resorts on both sides of the Atlantic have dramatically increased. Even now, many are...
Thursday, 14 March 2019

Carry On Brexit

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Year: 2015. Scene: Conservative Party conference. Cameron: Let me be quite clear, it would be insane and disastrous for our country if we ...
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Henry Benedict Tam
Director of ‘Question the Powerful’ project. Author of political studies and dystopian novels. Policy expert on community empowerment. Convenor of Communitarian Forum. Educator (WEA; Cambridge University; Visiting Professor, Birkbeck, London University).
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