The crisis of neoliberal capitalism | Sam Hall
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The crisis of neoliberal capitalism | Sam Hall

The socially conservative right, therefore, must stand unbowed in our defence of communal good arising yes from capitalism- but not from leaving human beings to the mercy of neoliberalism. To proclaim that whilst material goods can help life satisfaction, at its core remains the stable family unit with at least one working parent, and children that are consequently able to obtain the basic qualifications and life experience to themselves stay out of prison, poverty and provide for their families. Capitalism now is making society desperately unhappy- how can this change?

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Social liberalism, fiscal “conservatism” | Sam George
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Social liberalism, fiscal “conservatism” | Sam George

Since the Conservative Party’s successful reelection in 2010, the last decade has been steeped in a mire of promises surrounding the creation of a liberal society with a conservative budget… Against the promises to eliminate the deficit - it has grown; against the promises to balance the books - they have distanced further; against the promises to organise the budget - it is yet more chaotic. That is part of the reasoning behind a growing interest in social, as well as economic, conservatism.

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How Britain could hold the key to the Caucasian impasse | Dan Mikhaylov
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How Britain could hold the key to the Caucasian impasse | Dan Mikhaylov

The Nagorno-Karabakh crisis is a complex geopolitical impasse, solving which necessitates strong willpower from Azerbaijan and Armenia as well as productive, rather than destabilising, inputs of the world’s powerful states… Britain itself may contribute to these peace-brokering initiatives, extrapolating the takeaways from the Good Friday Agreement to tackling this dispute. Thus, we shall strike the optimal balance between acting morally and pragmatically.

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The Palace of Westminster demonstrates that historical tradition serves a purpose | Sam Hall
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The Palace of Westminster demonstrates that historical tradition serves a purpose | Sam Hall

Westminster Hall for example, was built in 1097 under King William II using techniques that challenge our historical conceptions of what was architecturally possible at the time. The Parliamentary Estate therefore is a museum unto itself, with features that pre-date most modern countries. Yet it is also a modern working environment (save for the lack of air conditioning which renders everywhere but the green benches uncomfortable hot at times. You cannot really open a window!) for the hundreds of MPs, Lords, their staff and the many that support them, from armed police officers to the gift shop manager

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Can atheist metaphysics justify a secular society? | Oliver Victorio
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Can atheist metaphysics justify a secular society? | Oliver Victorio

Another self-refuting implication of atheism is materialism. The crux of the problem with materialism is that it implies determinism, and determinism is self-refuting. A view is self-refuting when it is included in its field of reference and fails to satisfy its own criteria of acceptability. For instance, the statement “there are no truths” must include itself as not being true, and hence is self-refuting and necessarily false. In the case of materialism, it operates on the presumption that everything is derived from matter, which behaves deterministically.

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The nation-state is here to stay | Dan Mikhaylov
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The nation-state is here to stay | Dan Mikhaylov

What matters is that the nation-state is clearly alive and well, as evidenced by its resurgences across Europe and the entrenched positions this political modus operandi enjoys in China and India, arguably the future leaders of our world. Whether its viability stems from its deeper psychological meaning, its system of fairer competition and communitarian redistribution, or the popular desire to socialise, it is highly likely that its relevance vis-à-vis globalism and multiculturalism will only be reinforced in due course.

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The failure of boys in education | Alex Brown
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The failure of boys in education | Alex Brown

For all the hysteria about the dominance of a group that evidence suggests is actually suffering and falling behind, in 2016, women outnumbered men in 112 out of 180 degree subjects; with the biggest deficits being in the social sciences such as teaching. Indeed, government data shows around three quarters of schoolteachers in Britain are women. As Zimbardo has stated, women do not value male attributes and traits. We must be mindful of the unnaturally occurring echo chambers that may be being therefore created.

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