Author Archives for James Alexander

Trump on the Stump

May 21, 2024 2:14 pm Published by 15 Comments

Donald Trump shows he's the master of campaigning as he says all his supporters want to hear, says James Alexander. In the UK many such things are unutterable, and that’s because after 1776 we followed different paths.


Dr. Jeckyll and Marina Hyde

May 16, 2024 1:00 pm Published by 21 Comments

The Guardian's Marina Hyde has mocked Russell Brand for his baptism in the Thames. It's easy to scoff, says James Alexander, but at least Brand, like his new religion, is trying to find the truth.


The Rise of the ‘Stunt Protest’

May 12, 2024 11:06 am Published by 16 Comments

Stunt protest is very much like contemporary art: incomprehensible until one reads the label. If only the protestors would take their hammers, chisels and glue to the exhibits at the Tate Modern, says James Alexander.


Should We Rename the Daily Sceptic the Daily Septic?

April 28, 2024 9:00 am Published by Comments Off on Should We Rename the Daily Sceptic the Daily Septic?

We shouldn’t be too quick to dismiss Chris Packham's rechristening of the Daily Sceptic as the Daily Septic, says politics professor Dr James Alexander. After all, we deal with ideological sewage every day.