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December 2024

Starmered
Why has Britain’s new government got off to such an effing poor start?
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Apparently we know more about Syria than Syrians themselves
Why are most Western responses to the fall of the Assad regime so markedly different from the way Syrians view things
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Congratulations to Prince Andrew and Yang Tengbo
They have inadvertently helped expose China’s insidious campaign of infiltration in Britain
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Even would be dictators need to think twice about taking away the right to vote
People who have enjoyed the right to vote tend to be tenacious in clinging onto the ballot box.
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Pay attention – this is your chatbot speaking
New technology is always right - it’s the suckers using it who are in the wrong
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November 2024

Congratulations Minister – you have mastered official speak
This Green and Surprisingly Pleasant Land looks at how new government ministers have adapted to their captivity
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Dumb and dumber
Hong Kong’s authoritarian regime-in-diapers gives a master class in stupidity
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A Looming Nightmare in Taiwan
The change of government in Washington could embolden Beijing to do its worst
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Black Skin No Masks*
The election of the first black person to lead a major British political party raises some puzzling questions
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October 2024

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