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Referendum Results 4: Leavers are Nationalistic
I’ve written a series of blogs on how Remainers are reacting to the Referendum and why we think Leavers voted Leave. You can read them in any order you like but, I’d suggest, you start with the introduction: It’s the … Continue reading
Posted in EU Referendum, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Britain, British, EU Referendum, Nationalism, Politics, Pride, Racism
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Referendum Results 3: Leavers are Racist
I’ve written a series of blogs on how Remainers are reacting to the Referendum and why we think Leavers voted Leave. You can read them in any order you like but, I’d suggest, you start with the introduction: It’s the … Continue reading
Posted in EU Referendum, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Economics, EU Referendum, Labour, Politics, Racism, UKIP, Voting
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Referendum Results 2: Leavers are Thick
I’ve written a series of blogs on how Remainers are reacting to the Referendum and why we think Leavers voted Leave. You can read them in any order you like but, I’d suggest, you start with the introduction: It’s the … Continue reading
Referendum Results 1: It’s the end of the World as we know it (and I feel ashamed)
Them and [∆s] – for professors Farage, Johnson, Cameron and Corbyn. Ashamed. “I’m ashamed to be British” wrote a former school friend on Facebook – and I agreed. I was ashamed of my country and countrymen when I found we’d … Continue reading
Posted in EU Referendum, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Brexit, EU Referendum, Leave, Politics, Remain
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That Friday Feeling – The Referendum’s Over (and so is UKIP)
On Friday morning, almost half the UK’s voters are going to wake up disappointed that the votes they cast were overruled and people couldn’t see self-evident truth, and the other 50-and-a-little-bit-per-cent will wake up delighted that, thank the Lord, the … Continue reading
Posted in EU Referendum, Nigel Farage, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged EU Referendum, Farage, Nigel Farage, Stronger In, UKIP, Vote Leave
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National Media Museum – the final scene?
Sadly, Bradford’s National Media Museum is under attack again. Last week a story broke which has got worse and worse. What started as “cultural asset stripping”, even “cultural rape”, is being seen as a winding down of The National Media … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Art Galleries, Community, Culture, North of England, Photography, Yorkshire
Tagged Bradford, Culture, National Media Museum, Yorkshire
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Galloway’s Legacy to Bradford
Bradford is a Galloway-Free Zone. Were sweeter words ever written? After the shenanigans of the election, with allegations of electoral fraud here and criminality there, a lie for a lie being the order of the day (if one is to … Continue reading
Posted in George Galloway, Labour, Naz Shah, North of England, Politics
Tagged Bradford, Conservatives, Election, George Galloway, Labour Party, Naz Shah, Politicians, Politics, Politics in the Pub, Respect Party
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Bradford Brewery & the Theatrics of the Election
Stood in Bradford Brewery surrounded by politicos of every hue, an odd feeling of being duped overtook me. Maybe it was because I’d just, in a small way, pushed myself into the politics of Bradford West during a campaign that … Continue reading
Posted in Bradford, Bradford West, Politics
Tagged Bradford, Bradford West, Celia Hickson, Conservatives, Election, George Galloway, George Grant, Green, Labour, Naz Shah
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Things that Occur to Me 