Still less Magistrates
November 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Still less Magistrates
Reposted by Chris Milsom
Two theses on this:
1.Historians cut religion out of political history too early. Well into the 80s, UK politics is still saturated in the stories, referents & norms of Christianity (irrespective of belief).
2.The collapse of that common culture is the most neglected factor in more recent politics
1.Historians cut religion out of political history too early. Well into the 80s, UK politics is still saturated in the stories, referents & norms of Christianity (irrespective of belief).
2.The collapse of that common culture is the most neglected factor in more recent politics
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Two theses on this:
1.Historians cut religion out of political history too early. Well into the 80s, UK politics is still saturated in the stories, referents & norms of Christianity (irrespective of belief).
2.The collapse of that common culture is the most neglected factor in more recent politics
1.Historians cut religion out of political history too early. Well into the 80s, UK politics is still saturated in the stories, referents & norms of Christianity (irrespective of belief).
2.The collapse of that common culture is the most neglected factor in more recent politics
“Progressive” snake oil is snake oil all the same. And it’s “those who work with their hands” that suffered the most after Truss’ dalliance with the markets, Polanski’s would feel no better to those same people however well-intentioned he may be
November 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
“Progressive” snake oil is snake oil all the same. And it’s “those who work with their hands” that suffered the most after Truss’ dalliance with the markets, Polanski’s would feel no better to those same people however well-intentioned he may be
Now *that’s* a reference!
November 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Now *that’s* a reference!
Or curd for that matter
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Or curd for that matter
Not with Monday morning porridge Jayanetti!
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Not with Monday morning porridge Jayanetti!
Actually did 18: only missing boombox and encyclopaedia! Had a truncated version rather than full-blown Britannica
November 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Actually did 18: only missing boombox and encyclopaedia! Had a truncated version rather than full-blown Britannica
Reposted by Chris Milsom
The fact that in both 2019 and 2024, the winning party did so with a set of manifesto promises that could not be kept and dissolved upon contact with actual office is something that as an industry we should be much more bothered by than we are.
November 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The fact that in both 2019 and 2024, the winning party did so with a set of manifesto promises that could not be kept and dissolved upon contact with actual office is something that as an industry we should be much more bothered by than we are.