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We Are All Slowly Being Driven Mad
Modern technology may be a marvel, but it's also maddeningly unreliable, says Guy de la Bédoyère. Just when you need it most, it needs an update, or the Bluetooth drops out or the battery dies. It's driving us all mad.
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A Crappy Christmas from Anglian Water
Dumping of sewage into rivers is supposed to happen only 'exceptionally'. But in Odell it occurred for over a third of the year. In Bedford it may be worse – but the monitoring equipment is broken, says Mike Wells.
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Why Governments Love Raising the Minimum Wage – Because it’s Really a Tax
Why do governments of all parties love raising the minimum wage? It may seem generous, but really it's a tax, says Mark Ellse. The low-paid worker keeps just one sixth of the increase. 85% goes to the government.
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From the Junction to the Sea: Reflections on the Bondi Beach Massacre
Sydney resident Tom Forrester-Paton reflects on the Bondi Beach massacre and puts forward an eight-point action plan to combat Islamic terror and reclaim the Australia he knew in his youth.
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Appeasement 0, Jew Hatred 15
“Spare me the sermons on Islamophobia,” says Ramesh Thakur. “We do need to have the difficult conversation on the numbers of immigration that is safe to protect and preserve Australia as a cohesive society.”
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On Multiculturalism in Australia
“There’s nothing racist about favouring national stability and cohesion and ensuring all those who come to live in Australia live by the values and beliefs that make it such a unique country”, says Dr Kevin Donnelly.
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The Right Has a Marketing Problem
With manifestos resembling glossy brochures for competing fantasies, the Left lures in voters with impossible promises. The Right, with its stress on freedom and responsibility, has a tougher sell, says Lee Taylor.
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How Long Until White British Demand a System of Native Protection to Avert Violent Conflict?
As white British look with increasing anxiety to a future as a minority in their own homeland, Professor Michael Rainsborough asks if Malaysia's system of native protection offers a model to avert violent conflict.
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The Book That Rachel Reeves Should Read Before Her Budget – But Won’t
This is the book that Rachel Reeves should read before her Budget tomorrow – but won't. Jon Moynihan's Return to Growth is the most clear-eyed analysis of Britain's economic malaise in decades, says Dr Tilak Doshi.
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A Government on the Edge of a Precipice
Thatcher wanted to "change Britain from a dependent to a self-reliant society", but our present Government seems to be "dedicated to the exact opposite", writes Sallust.
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