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Sean Thomas

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Wipe out / Why British toilets are revolting

First things first, as this is an article about toilets, we need to establish if the word ‘toilet’ is an acceptable word. Here at The...

19.04.2026 10

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Sean Thomas

Why British toilets are revolting

First things first, as this is an article about toilets, we need to establish if the word ‘toilet’ is an acceptable word. Here at The...

19.04.2026 10

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Sean Thomas

Primrose Hill has always had a dark side

For nearly all my adult life, I’ve lived within walking distance of Primrose Hill. Indeed, for the last two decades, I’ve lived close enough that...

13.04.2026 10

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The end of litter is nigh

There are plenty of reasons to be depressed about Britain right now. From our government, which consists mainly of sixth-formers with special needs,...

01.04.2026 10

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Raising the bar / Americans have perfected the art of countertop cuisine

There are many reasons to admire America, and also a few reasons to disapprove. On the plus side there is free speech, the right to protect oneself, a...

03.03.2026 20

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Sean Thomas

Raising the bar / Americans have perfected the art of countertop cuisine

There are many reasons to admire America, and also a few reasons to disapprove. On the plus side there is free speech, the right to protect oneself, a...

03.03.2026 10

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Sean Thomas

Raising the bar / Americans have perfected the art of countertop cuisine

There are many reasons to admire America, and also a few reasons to disapprove. On the plus side there is free speech, the right to protect oneself, a...

01.03.2026 10

The Spectator

Sean Thomas

Raising the bar / Americans have perfected the art of countertop cuisine

There are many reasons to admire America, and also a few reasons to disapprove. On the plus side there is free speech, the right to protect oneself, a...

01.03.2026 10

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Sean Thomas

We’re p(doomed) / Where will AI strike first?

Homo sapiens, as a species, is programmed to anticipate death, disaster and apocalypse. The monster in the mere, the ague that comes from the east,...

28.02.2026 20

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Sean Thomas

Where will AI strike first?

Homo sapiens, as a species, is programmed to anticipate death, disaster and apocalypse. The monster in the mere, the ague that comes from the east,...

27.02.2026 10

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Sean Thomas

We need a way to punish architects

I’ve got a new thriller out this week, under my pen name of S.K. Tremayne. I am pleased with the book, and I believe it’s entertaining. I am also...

17.02.2026 20

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Moltbook / Has AI finally developed consciousness?

04.02.2026 20

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Amelia: the purple-haired goth girl who became a nationalist icon

29.01.2026 20

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Should Europe ban American tourists?

25.01.2026 20

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Kindly doom / Britain’s fatal good manners

19.01.2026 30

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The London property market might be about to implode

17.01.2026 20

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An elegy for my libido

15.01.2026 30

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The economic purge of the young white male

22.12.2025 30

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The economic purge of the young white male

22.12.2025 20

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Justice done / AI will kill all the lawyers

16.12.2025 100

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Fake news / Is it over for antiques dealers?

03.12.2025 10

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The headphones that play the future

07.11.2025 20

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All hail the driverless taxi

24.10.2025 10

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