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Why Africa is Against Mercator, Why America is For Him

15 September 2026 at 19:00

The UN resolution to junk the Mercator projection of the globe – which makes Africa look small and Canada big – is nakedly political, says Professor James Alexander. No wonder the US opposed it.

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It’s Time for a Conservative and Unionist and Reformist Party

9 September 2026 at 09:00

Reform doesn't have the dignity of the Tories' grand history, but its lack of historical baggage means it has more freedom to set out radical new policies, says Prof James Alexander. Together, they would be unstoppable.

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Why Remain Lost, Why Leave Won

23 June 2026 at 09:00

Brexit is now 10 years old, but what many Remainers still fail to see, says Professor James Alexander, is that their cause was doomed from the start, for the word 'Leave' is eminently more appealing than 'Remain'.

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2016-2026 Was The Decade of Anti-Populism

20 June 2026 at 07:00

It's been 10 years since the Brexit vote, a revolution that, along with the rise of Trump, academics branded 'populism'. But the truth, says Prof James Alexander, is that it’s been a decade of relentless anti-populism.

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Blair’s Encyclical Labor Imbecilis

18 June 2026 at 15:00

Everyone knows that Tony Blair and the Pope issued encyclicals in the last week or two. The Pope's was entitled β€˜Magnifica Humanitas’; by analogy, Blair's should have been called β€˜Labor Imbecilis’, says James Alexander.

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The Day That Satire Died in Britain

12 June 2026 at 17:00

Prof James Alexander has pinpointed the day that satire died in Britain: it was in 2015, when Private Eye launched its podcast, and therefore confirmed it was just another tedious organ of the right-on liberal Left.

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