Further reflections on Boris’ Britain
By Frederick Dixon: In his excellent article on this website “Tory Toffs, Cosmopolitanism and Greed” Max Musson said of Boris Johnson’s 28th November speech “Deprived of racial, religious or national identity, the truly cosmopolitan individual has no real sense of community with any of the population groups among whom they live”. Boris’ speech was a vindication of Thatcherism delivered in his very own inimitable style; rousing, spirited, amusing, persuasive, and in his remarks about immigration…
The Root Of All Evil
By Heordreedenn: There is a thought experiment – at least I hope it’s a thought experiment – concerning the best way to boil a frog. Apparently if you just chuck the hapless amphibian into a pan of boiling water it realises immediately that all is not well and jumps out at once. But if you put it in a pan of cold water, and heat it slowly, it never notices what is happening, or at least if…