2016, politically, will probably be remembered as the year that populism struck a blow to word politics. The campaign for Brexit, spearheaded by Nigel Farage, a man who has never been elected to Parliament despite trying 5 times, won mainly due to populist anger at immigration caused by the media. Donald Trump, an extremely wealthy-businessman, […]Read More
Title: A Small Circus (Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben) Author: Hans Fallada What I Think So Far: This is a portrait of its time. Written in 1931, A Small Circus tells of the small town of Altholm in rural Pomerania, Germany, in 1929. Whereas Fallada’s other novels, such as Alone in Berlin, The Drinker and Little Man, What […]Read More
Owen Jones, among many other political journalists, was quick to clarify that the Greeks’ decision to reject EU bailout proposals following a referendum on Sunday was a ‘win for democracy’. The ‘No’ result – winning with 61% of the votes and forming the majority decision in all Greek constituencies and sub-regions, showed that Greece was […]Read More
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