16 June 2016
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Quote of the day with some bearing on the looming EU referendum, from Herbert Fisher’s A History of Europe (1934): “Purity of race does not exist. Europe is a continent of energetic mongrels.” I heard that quoted by Jack Dee … Continue reading
3 June 2016
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If one thing is certain about the forthcoming EU referendum, it is that we should doubt much of what we hear from campaigners from both sides. In pressing an argument, there is a tendency to overstate possibilities as facts and … Continue reading
14 April 2016
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Discussion on Britain’s EU referendum is playing an increasingly dominant role in social discourse. For example, the top story on this morning’s BBC News website is announcing that Jeremy Corbyn is going to present his arguments for staying in later … Continue reading