“Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will”. The words are generally attributed to the 20th century Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci.
Commentary
Regular comment and analysis from some of our staff and associates.
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August 22, 2019
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August 13, 2019
It was recently revealed that 43 per cent of UK adults pay no income tax, because their annual income is below £1
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July 24, 2019
As the full horror of a Boris Johnson premiership unfolds like a slow-motion car crash, today seems like a good day to focus on a politician who is declaring a moral emergency and presenting radica
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July 21, 2019
Oliver Soden, Michael Tippett: The Biography (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2019), 768pp, ISBN: 9781474606028.
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July 15, 2019
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July 14, 2019
Recently Theresa May said that over 900,000 more disabled people were “in work as a result of what this government have done”.
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July 12, 2019
Theology’s self-reflection must always be this: what is the specific and distinctive contribution which theology can make to our overall reflection upon matters of public concern?
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June 28, 2019
This week Damian Collins, the Conservative Chair of the Culture Media and Sport Select Committee, said the makers of the Jeremy Kyle Show were irresponsible.
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June 19, 2019
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June 19, 2019
The prospect of another week of wannabe Conservative leaders setting out their wares for the electors of the parliamentary party, the party in the country and the wi
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June 17, 2019
When Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, many people around the world were astonished and dismayed.
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June 14, 2019
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June 10, 2019
The Sri Lankan authorities face tough questions after alarming allegations about terrorists linked with the Easter Day bombi
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June 4, 2019
The unexpected return of the Liberal National Party coalition to Government in Australia at the election on 18 May 2019 resulted in a kneejerk overreaction among commentators.
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June 4, 2019
Yes, this is the title of my new book which was launched last month and came out on 1 June 2019.
