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The dumbing down of Oxbridge

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The Spectator

Tom Slater

Charles Darwin and the zealotry of Just Stop Oil

Charles Darwin and the zealotry of Just Stop Oil
13.01.2025 4

The Spectator

Tom Slater

Is this the end of the Big Tech industrial censorship complex?

The vibe shift is real. Yes, all the chatter about the re-election of Donald Trump causing a cultural sea change in American life might just have...

08.01.2025 9

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Tom Slater

The dystopian police investigation into Allison Pearson

Here’s a tip. If you’re having trouble getting the police to promptly attend after a burglary, tell them the scumbag tweeted something mean about...

13.11.2024 20

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Tom Slater

Braverman’s Cambridge cancellation exposes the campus free speech crisis

Anti-fascism ain’t what it used to be. It used to mean signing up to go to fight Franco’s fascists in Spain, turning out against Oswald Mosley in...

14.10.2024 3

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Tom Slater

Surprise, surprise, Dale Vince wants vegan schools

Socialism, wrote George Orwell, has often had a habit of attracting posh cranks. He witheringly described the ‘sandal-wearers and bearded...

24.09.2024 2

The Spectator

Tom Slater

Windsor doesn’t deserve to be subjected to Extinction Rebellion

Pray for Windsor. From today, Extinction Rebellion is descending on Windsor Home Park for ‘three days of creative, peaceful action to propose...

30.08.2024 6

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Tom Slater

Ofcom can’t be trusted to censor social media

It’s boom time at Ofcom. In the past few years, what was until recently the government-backed regulator for broadcasting, telecoms and postal...

28.08.2024 5

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Tom Slater

Why is the Welsh government wasting money?

It’s hard to keep up with what is racist these days. It used to be straightforward. You know, discriminating against, hating or depriving rights...

20.08.2024 3

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Tom Slater

Why is the EU trying to censor Elon Musk?

It must be exhausting being Elon Musk. Alongside sending rockets into space, working on brain implants and running one of the world’s biggest...

13.08.2024 9

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Tom Slater

The real reason Just Stop Oil target airports

Just Stop Oil’s campaign to infuriate ordinary people has moved up a gear. After bringing traffic to a standstill and disrupting play at the...

30.07.2024 2

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Tom Slater