The public murder of Charlie Kirk rattled the American political establishment , and was met with a variety of responses from its pundits, journalists, and elected officials. For many in the Republican Party and on the right of American politics more broadly, Kirk’s death was the pretence required to pursue an official clampdown  on freedom of speech, as opposed to the less systematic, yet no less brazen , attacks the White House had been carrying out up to that point. Citize

A few months ago, I published part one of this article , when Spain’s housing reforms were still nascent. I am glad now to see that, fulfilling previous promises, the Spanish PM has honoured his word and taken substantial steps towards implementing public housing policies. From making the purchase of houses for non-residents more difficult, to facilitating young people’s renting and buying of residences, and unifying countrywide and regional initiatives, much has been done re

Some time ago, on the Ides of March, an article  of mine was published on historical thresholds. In it I observed that there are interregnums which, once crossed, see us like Dorothy in Oz - standing in a different world.   Following Angela Rayner’s resignation, the Labour Party have reached a new threshold. A Cabinet and Ministerial re-shuffle, and the election of a new Deputy Leader, could each amount to more than a historical footnote. Some hope is proffered by these chang

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