PODCAST 67: Toby Young on Boris Johnson's Victory in the UK General Election
Quillette, Toby Young, Jonathan Kay
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UK
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Britain's Labour Party Got Woke—And Now It's Broke
Another, related phenomenon that’s been overlooked is that these “topsy turvey” politics are hardly unique to Britain. Left-of-center parties in most parts of the Anglosphere, as well as other Western democracies, have seen the equivalent of their own ‘Red Walls’ collapsing.
Toby Young
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PODCAST 62: Steve Richards on Britain's Forthcoming General Election
Listen onSpotify Veteran political journalist Steve Richards talks to Toby Young about the U.K.’s forthcoming General Election, becoming a stage performer late in life, and his recent book about recent British Prime Ministers. This podcast was recorded in front of a live studio audience at the Battle of
Quillette
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PODCAST 51: Carl Gardner on Britain's Constitutional Crisis
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Quillette
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Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man: A Profile of Boris Johnson
The next three months, between now and October 31st, will reveal whether that was a historical premonition or a sophomoric illusion.
Toby Young
· 20 min read
The Case Against a Second EU Referendum
If one referendum isn’t enough to resolve the matter, why would two be enough?
Madeline Grant
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The Divided Kingdom
A belief in democracy, in the capacity for governance among “ordinary people,” and a distrust of cognitive elites is what definitively sets populists apart from fascists.
Helen Dale
· 15 min read
Do Britain's Muslims Have a Right Not to Be Offended?
But should all political comment on religion have to pass an offense test to be allowed?
Claire Fox
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When Good Men Fail to Stand Up to Danger
If we teach men and boys that simple chivalry is a form of sexism that must be opposed, how do we convince them to commit to the braver, more difficult chivalrous demands?
Charlie Peters
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The Troubles and The Terror
Ben Sixsmith
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Trump, NATO, and the Persistent Myths of International Relations
If one is serious about defending liberal order, then one should be prepared to spend. After all, freedom isn’t free, and Uncle Sucker won’t be there forever.
Sumantra Maitra
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UK Labour's Failure to Understand Its Voters Has Sent It into Existential Crisis
The real task is to regain popular trust and a place in the life of ordinary people.
Adrian Pabst
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Breaking Down Brexit: How the UK Voted
At 72%, turnout was extraordinarily high by the standards of recent general elections, but especially in the pro-Leave areas.
Paul Webb
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