Tag: Donald
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Ban the Tech Bros not the Boys and Girls
The Prime Minister has just announced a social media ban for all those under the age of 16. This is a blunt piece of legislation that misses the point and, to an extent, suggests that, like every other democratic leader, he is in hock to the social media giants. This is called regulatory capture. Young…
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United States of Trump
As I look across the pond and watch a Greek tragedy playing out in front of my eyes, a country that was the first to cast aside the yoke of British colonialism, I wonder about the future of this great experiment in democracy. The President is a narcissist at his core, and as a trainee…
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Iran: The Tyranny of Theology
The Iranian people have been under the iron fist of religious tyranny since 1979, replacing the autocratic rule of the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who in 1953 replaced a democratically elected Prime Minister,Mohammad Mosaddegh, in a coup that was supported by the CIA and MI6. Mosaddegh’s political sin was that he, with the full…
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