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Nottingham Forest, the End of History and the Last Fan

We are entering football’s end state — what happens on the pitch is less important than what happens off it.

11 min readApr 26, 2024

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Nottingham Forest, the End of History and the Last Fan

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Adam Curtis’ Scared Old World

We are an emotional and manipulated mess. It is Aldous Huxley’s medicated, euphoric and unfree world; if only it was new and brave.

4 min readMar 4, 2021

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Adam Curtis’ Scared Old World

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The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists — A Review from 2020

An Edwardian version of HBO’s ‘The Wire’, the book is a slow safari through a system defined by absurd injustice.

6 min readJul 8, 2020

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The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists — A Review from 2020

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Luke Murphy

History doesn’t stand still — but should our statues?

Is history so statuesque?

6 min readJun 7, 2020

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History doesn’t stand still — but should our statues?

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Should we refrain from criticism of government during serious crisis?

A message attacking the media went viral last week. But like so much of what is easily passed on these days we must ask, is it healthy?

4 min readMay 1, 2020

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Should we refrain from criticism of government during serious crisis?

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The Long Twentieth Century Has Ended

The Long 20th Century 1914–2020 has ended. The 21st Century has now truly begun.

5 min readMar 20, 2020

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The Long Twentieth Century Has Ended

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Extinction Rebellion leader’s Holocaust comments are wrong — and bad for Climate Action

Comparing the climate emergency to the Holocaust reinforces stereotypes of environmentalists as unserious or unfit for decision-making.

4 min readNov 21, 2019

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Extinction Rebellion leader’s Holocaust comments are wrong — and bad for Climate Action

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Britain’s Brexit identity crisis needs its own Good Friday Agreement

The twenty-year-old Northern Ireland peace deal dealt decisively with the issue of identity — the same issue now at the heart of Brexit

3 min readNov 20, 2019

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Britain’s Brexit identity crisis needs its own Good Friday Agreement

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Is Britain’s Jeremy Corbyn a Marxist?

Have you heard that Jeremy Corbyn is a Marxist but unsure what that means? It’s worth making up your mind.

9 min readNov 12, 2019

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Is Britain’s Jeremy Corbyn a Marxist?

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Britain’s Long Goodbye to a Conservative Party

What has the Conservative Party become after a decade in government?

10 min readNov 5, 2019

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Britain’s Long Goodbye to a Conservative Party

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Luke Murphy

Luke Murphy

Luke writes the weekly newsletter "The Conservative Party Disaster" under the name "Seeing Things As They Are". Visit https://seeingthingsastheyare.substack.com

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