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Human Accomplishment and the English

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

Robert Henderson In his book “Human Accomplishment” the American Charles Murray calculates the contribution to civilisation made by individuals throughout history up until 1950. To give his calculations as much objectivity as possible he measures the amount of attention given … Continue reading →

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The globalist lies about the British job market

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

Robert Henderson One of the great lies of the modern liberal is that in developed countries such as Britain unskilled  and low skilled jobs are a rapidly shrinking commodity.  Daniel Knowles of the Daily Telegraph  was at it  on 17 … Continue reading →

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Patriotism is not an optional extra

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

Robert Henderson Contents 1. What is patriotism? 2. The roots of patriotism 3. Nations are tribes writ large 4. The importance of a national territory 5. The democratic value of nations 6. What the individual owes to the nation 7. … Continue reading →

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Notable English technologists and inventors

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

Thomas Savery (1650-1715). Invented the first commercial steam engine -a steam pump.  Thomas  Newcomen (1663-1729).  Improved Savery’s engine by  introducing the piston.   Richard  Trevithick  (1771 – 1833). Invented the  high  pressure  steam engine. Built the first steam locomotive. George Stephenson … Continue reading →

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Human accomplishment and the English

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

Robert Henderson In  his  book  “Human  Accomplishment”   the  American  Charles  Murray calculates  the  contribution  to  civilisation  made  by   individuals throughout  history  up until 1950.  To give his calculations  as  much objectivity  as possible he measures  the amount of attention given  … Continue reading →

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England and the rejection of violence

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

Why was England so different from other countries in its political, social and economic  development?  How was it that only in England did parliamentary government evolve and the one and only bootstrapped industrial revolution arise?  Perhaps much of the  answer  lies  in the … Continue reading →

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If England was a sovereign state again

Posted on February 20, 2011 by

For  England  it  is difficult to  envisage  any  insuperable disadvantage  in  the break up of the UK,  but  easy  to  see definite and  substantial  advantages. Most importantly,  England would be able to act wholeheartedly in her own interests. Her  considerable population,  … Continue reading →

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Don’t laugh; Labour are flying the English flag

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

Anglophobia has been around the Labour Party ever since Labour shifted focus from the white working class as their core support to the groups protected by political correctness – women, gays and most importantly ethnic minorities. This switch took place … Continue reading →

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The English Year Zero

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

The French Revolution  attempted to sweep  away  many of the everyday cultural anchors that attach a people to a way of life: the currency, the calendar and the systems  of weights and measures.  The new  calendar did not last but … Continue reading →

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English education in saner times

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

I was born in 1947. Never, perhaps, has England (and Britain) been more of a coherent community.  The dramatic recent experience of the Second World War  filled the minds of everyone  and that  shared experience  bound together even more tightly  … Continue reading →

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