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Christopher Silver

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Category: International

Brexit, International, Politics Posted on29th July 201817th February 2020

The planes will be grounded anyway … Brexit, climate change and the power of disruption

As the moment when both climate change and the true cringing absurdity of Brexit became tangible and unavoidable – the summer of 2018 seems weighted […] Read More

International, Politics Posted on29th March 201828th March 2019

Scotland as Sanctuary

To find the repressive machinery of the state you happen to live in marshalled against you is a terrifying prospect. Most of us will never […] Read More

International, Politics Posted on3rd November 20173rd February 2018

New republics, old monsters: Catalonia and Europe hang in the balance

In an age when borders are supposed to be fading, most people remain stubbornly fond of the ideal of the nation. It offers comfort: a […] Read More

Brexit, International, Scottish Politics Posted on22nd February 20172nd August 2017

Independence will only happen if we’re prepared to break some rules

It should come as no surprise that the UK Government has all but ruled out granting the Scottish Parliament the ability to hold a second […] Read More

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