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Christopher Silver

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Month: May 2015

Culture, Politics Posted on14th May 201527th June 2017

What Next?

I’m too young to remember the 1980s, though given the result of last week’s election that might not actually matter. What I want to talk […] Read More

Politics Posted on5th May 201527th June 2017

The Unsettled Will

Cameron has whipped British nationalists into a frenzy, Miliband has resorted to monument raising, the Independent is penning wartime-style editorials, Brown rallies the faithful, plurality […] Read More

Film, Review Posted on4th May 201527th June 2017

Which side are you on? Review of Bikes vs Cars

…the question of what kind of city we want cannot be divorced from the question of what kind of people we want to be, what […] Read More

Culture, Politics, Scottish Politics Posted on1st May 201527th June 2017

The revolution will be improvised

When I found myself, somewhat unexpectedly, in the midst of a referendum campaign for Scottish independence, the above phrase became a kind of mantra. I’d […] Read More

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