Sam Rubinstein

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My liberal icon: Lord Palmerston

In 1847 Lord Rothschild visited Athens during the Orthodox Easter. The Greek government, anxious not to offend their moneyed Jewish visitor, forbade the burning of Judas’s effigy during his stay. Deprived of their traditional outlet for antisemitism, the locals…

By Sam Rubinstein, 7 months3 months ago

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The Young Liberals have always been a steaming pile of shit

The year is 1968. London’s swinging; Prague is springing; the war in Vietnam rages on. Sexual intercourse, if Philip Larkin is to be believed, was invented only five years ago, so its novelty has not yet worn off.

By Sam Rubinstein, 9 months3 months ago

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