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20 December 2016

Worth Reading

The persecution of Graham Linehan
That image of Linehan becoming poorly as cops interrogated him should haunt the neo-McCarthyites – this horror is on you.
From safety valve to pressure cooker: when silencing speech fuels extremism
An essay written by Jacob Mchangama, part of a series of essays on defending free speech commissioned by Robin Simcox, the former Commissioner for Countering Extremism.
When the Flag Falls Silent
There are moments in the life of a nation so absurd, so unthinkable, that were they not observed with one’s own eyes, one might suspect the hand of Swift or Orwell at play.
The Truth Behind the Viral Gazan Famine Photo
This isn’t the face of famine. It’s the face of a medically vulnerable child whose image has been weaponised by Hamas and amplified by the global media.
Lord Glasman: America’s wave of anger is breaking on UK shores
The only Labour politician at Donald Trump’s inauguration, who was invited by his penpal JD Vance, fears the working class has given up on Keir Starmer’s party