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The Cult of Technology Seeks Absolute Control
Technology has become a cult that seeks absolute control as we yearn for certainty. But the Post Office Horizon scandal shows that, like the gods of old, it will always let us down, says Guy de la Bédoyère.
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Why the ‘New Right’ is Wrong
Many on the 'new Right' propose that we should be 'Left on the economy and Right on culture'. This is not really possible, argues Dr David McGrogan: a state addicted to intervening in the economy will intervene everywhere.
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The Open Conspiracy Against Cash
Sometimes there are genuine conspiracies afoot, not mere theories, says Dr David McGrogan. One such is the plan to abolish cash, which is happening in plain sight and governments show little intention of changing course.
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The Government Funds Private Schools for Poor Children in Africa. So Why Not Here?
On school choice, the rest of the world is moving in the right direction, while Labour proposes the opposite. But the UK even funds private schools for poor children in Africa. So why not here?
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The Post Office Horizon Scandal Portends a Future of Digital Chaos
The Post Office Horizon scandal, where hundreds of workers were condemned as crooks by faulty software no-one really understood, portends a future of digital chaos, says Guy de la Bédoyère.
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AfD Approaches 40% Support in East Germany as CDU Faction Announces Plans to Break Away and Cooperate With AfD
The political landscape is shifting in Germany as AfD approaches 40% support in the East and a CDU faction announces plans to break away and cooperate with the Right-wing party that the CDU leadership has refused to touch.
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What Ancient Rome Can Teach Our Fearful Age
It is the prerogative of every society to believe it is uniquely afflicted by existential threats, ruled by waves of corrupt incompetents and saddled with a feckless, spoiled younger generation of popinjays.
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Rishi Sunak Calls for Change in Global Refugee Laws – Or Does He?
Rishi Sunak called for a change in global refugee laws in Rome last week. Or did he, asks Alp Mehmet – the message was not repeated in any official communications and there is a notable lack of concrete action.
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Jung Predicted How the West Would Destroy Itself
Carl Jung would not be surprised by how the West is destroying itself via the unconscious transformation of what is good into the opposite – a process he termed enantiodromia, says Dr Hugh Willbourn.
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The International Convention on Refugees is a Prime Example of a Luxury Belief
Western Governments are stuck in a bind of their own making with the unworkable Refugee Convention preventing effective control of their borders – a prime example of a luxury belief, says Dr. Prakash Shah.
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