Tag Archives: pluralism

  1. The furore over Jeremy Corbyn not singing the National Anthem is illiberal bullying

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    September 17, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith

    Is it just me who is concerned about the dangerously illiberal reaction to Jeremy Corbyn not singing the national anthem …
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  2. A government imposing austerity backed by 24% of the electorate is a legitimate as 250,000 people marching against it

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    June 24, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith

       Last weekend (20th June) there was an anti-austerity march in Central London. It was reported variously that 250,000 people …
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  3. Charlie Hebdo Massacre – “We should be shocked, but not rendered speechless”

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    January 9, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith

    Amongst the many articles I have been reading about Wednesday’s massacre of cartoonists, writers and editors at Charlie Hebdo, a French …
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  4. The farcical use of “tolerance” as a reason to cancel a political debate involving UKIP at UEA

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    November 30, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith

    The most depressing thing about the story (click here) of students at the University of East Anglia coming together to …
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  5. Russell Brand…irresponsible revolutionary?

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    October 26, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith

    I have always been rather wary of people who wait until they become multi-millionaires before they start complaining about inequality. …
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  6. The “Right to be Forgotten” – the implementation devil rears its head

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    July 4, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith

      When the European Court of Justice (ECJ) made its “Right to be Forgotten judgement” back in May I warned …
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  7. 50,000 people assembled in Parliament Square to protest against austerity: why wasn’t the BBC interested?

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    June 22, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith

    Despite the complaints I have made about the dangers to pluralism in this country (click here and here), I am …
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  8. Balcombe fracking protest acquittals – pluralism restored

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    May 18, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith

    The recent release of figures disclosing that of the 114 charges against protesters (including Caroline Lucas, the Green Party MP …
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