The evolution of cities is a distinctly liberal phenomenon. Cities do not exist because of central planning; they exist because individuals make choices. A city’s shape, size, and function are best determined not by top-down mandates, but by the organic decisions of millions of individuals. They grow and change as Read more…
Recently, I tried to explain to an elderly relative why I didn’t have any hope in British politics. It was, I explained, the cumulative effect of the past decade or so: the collapse of the political centre since 2008; a foolish and self-destructive Brexit, the rise of a preening radical Read more…
In Cambridge, there’s a housing crunch, It’s causing folks to bunch and bunch. We need more homes built, So people won’t be guilt, For feeling like they have to punch. We need more houses, big and small, So everyone can have a place to sprawl. It’s not just about space, Read more…
By Caredig Ap Tomos Cast your mind back to the beginning of Lent 2021; a period when England was in its second national lockdown and everyone but a select few forced to study from home. Many were forced to study in inadequate conditions as many colleges refused to allow students Read more…
Most theories of politics, in my view, are theories of content rather than of structure. Political philosophers are too keen to tell us what we should be discussing, rather than how we should be discussing it.
Voltaire is my liberal icon because he was a man of many talents and imparted his views on the world through almost every channel possible: he was a philosopher, author, historian, economist, human rights activist, and scientist.
In the 21st century it is difficult to have icons. Finding historical figures who didn’t engage in problematic behaviour when viewed in the light of today is a challenge in and of itself. Even figures such as…
The liberal icon I’ve chosen is George Eliot, although I haven’t yet read most of what she wrote. She has been described as both a romantic conservative and a radical Millian liberal, and no doubt was both at different points in her life. But whatever…
“He don’t miss.” On the face of it, the notification I just received from a friend makes little sense. Invariably, however, it’ll be followed by a tweet from Oz Katerji with a based take on a foreign policy issue. The kind of take that…
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…