My rating: 4 of 5 stars Stig Abell is quite a fascinating chap and that comes across very much in this book. Almost a contemporary of mine (we both grew up in the Midlands around the same time, and he went to the same school in Loughborough as a friend of mine but six years… Read More Book Review: How Britain Really Works: Understanding the Ideas and Institutions of a Nation by Stig Abell
This piece was originally published in the E2D several months ago just after Brexit and before Jeremy Corbyn was re-elected as leader of the Labour party in the UK. Although the news it talks of is out of date (Trump’s view on women overtaking the horror of abusing a war veteran’s parents being one exaample)… Read More Why Donald Trump should be President
From my opinion column written for the Egremont 2Day newspaper. I’m writing this on Remembrance Sunday having stood in the pouring rain watching my children take part as cadets in the Whitehaven parade. While I’m trying to warm up I’ve been thinking about how the parade brought to mind the meaning of principles. First I’m… Read More Principles and Systems
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