Exeter Prof. Senior Adviser @legatuminst. My views. Latest book: ‘Against Decolonisation’ https://t.co/moCf8jiyLSdougstokes.net Check out my WEBSITEJoined October 2009
What happened in 1970?
Humanity became its own greatest impediment to progress
This is why it's impossible to build anything these days. Billions for a couple urban miles of train tracks. 10 years for a bridge.
We've regulated away a golden age in the name of safety
What happened in 1970?
Humanity became its own greatest impediment to progress
This is why it's impossible to build anything these days. Billions for a couple urban miles of train tracks. 10 years for a bridge.
We've regulated away a golden age in the name of safety https://t.co/X8SJGEa1kV
📺Legatum Institute senior advisor, @profdws, has criticised the ‘fearful’ BBC over their advisory warnings as they re-broadcast art historian Lord Clark’s 1969 television series Civilisation.
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telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/2…
‘Civilisation is actually quite fragile ... It requires confidence, confidence in the society in which one lives, belief in its philosophy, belief in its laws ... If one asks why the civilisation of Greece and Rome collapsed, the real answer is that it was exhausted.’
‘Civilisation is actually quite fragile ... It requires confidence, confidence in the society in which one lives, belief in its philosophy, belief in its laws ... If one asks why the civilisation of Greece and Rome collapsed, the real answer is that it was exhausted.’ https://t.co/SBfW55ZZ6R
telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/2… “In a new age of great power competition and civilisational decline, it is increasingly important that we move beyond the indulgence of London-centric ‘groundhog day’ narratives of Western self-loathing, to rediscover a sense of purpose and belonging."
Alexander and Doug Stokes have driven Canada's potential accession to AUKUS onto the political agenda in only a few short months. They have done great work so far, and momentum continues to build.
Read why Canada should join here: li.com/from-aukus-to-…
Alexander and Doug Stokes have driven Canada's potential accession to AUKUS onto the political agenda in only a few short months. They have done great work so far, and momentum continues to build.
Read why Canada should join here: li.com/from-aukus-to-…
A pet peeve of mine too including on the train from Exeter to London. Mobile providers dont share masts. There was legislation being introduced on this but like most things fell into the Tory civil war black hole…roll on Starlink. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/2…
An odd admission from a man who did more than anyone in the last few hundred years of British history to remove as much critical decision-making out of the democratic space as he could, and hand it over to institutions that elected politicians were not meant to interfere with.
An odd admission from a man who did more than anyone in the last few hundred years of British history to remove as much critical decision-making out of the democratic space as he could, and hand it over to institutions that elected politicians were not meant to interfere with.
The "Great Divergence" refers to the GDP gap between Europe and Asia from the medieval period onward, with data now available to trace GDP back to 1300.
Leading economic historians have concluded that the principal points of this ‘Divergence’ were the structural effects of the…
The "Great Divergence" refers to the GDP gap between Europe and Asia from the medieval period onward, with data now available to trace GDP back to 1300.
Leading economic historians have concluded that the principal points of this ‘Divergence’ were the structural effects of the… https://t.co/emPaMJXFwy
Kemi Badenoch is right; slavery did not create Britain’s wealth, and to the extent we are concerned about helping drive global prosperity, we must concentrate on what did: markets, freedom and the rule of law. @KemiBadenoch thecritic.co.uk/slavery-did-no…
Excellent by @profdws via @TheCriticMag. 'slavery has been common throughout history and is not the critical enabler of British wealth.'
'It was not until 1851 that a British naval blockade of Dahomey saw its terrible trade in human souls finally end.'
thecritic.co.uk/slavery-did-no…
Requiring EDI statements conflicts with academic freedom, yet the practice has become widespread.
At KCL to be promoted one must “recognise the systemic inequalities that exist in any organisation” 1/4
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A good question! x.com/walkermarcus/s… and one that leads us to ask, what was life like for ordinary people in the UK during the time of transatlantic slavery, or why does the modern left’s culture war form part of a intensifying cultural class war?
A good question! x.com/walkermarcus/s… and one that leads us to ask, what was life like for ordinary people in the UK during the time of transatlantic slavery, or why does the modern left’s culture war form part of a intensifying cultural class war? https://t.co/2qiqdtBZo2
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