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Of speech and space and shouting and platforms

I was truly disturbed this weekend: not so much by the letter about “free speech” as by the response to it and then, in turn, the inevitable response to the response. It set off a train of thoughts and fears, … Continue reading

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On no platforming (briefly)

I appear to be quoted (in short) in the New Statesman. Here, for anyone who cares, is the longer thing wot i wrote.

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More history – less spite!

So where were you when Kennedy was assassinated? I can’t rightly say – beyond noting that i was not long out of nappies, and probably just a bit pissed off that my daily dose of “Andy Pandy” had just been … Continue reading

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