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The truth about UK oil and gas
The Scots Numpty Party (SNP) bases its case for the viability of Scotland’s independence on the idea that wicked England has been “stealin’ ouir oil” and that if only they had control of the tax revenues from UK oil and gas … Continue reading
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Human accomplishment and the English
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
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
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
English education and the great grade inflation fraud
English education has suffered greatly from its politicisation in the liberal internationalist interest, but even more fundamental damage was done by progressive teaching methods which failed to provide many children with an adequate grasp the three ‘Rs’ (and left a depressing number … Continue reading
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English education in saner times
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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Evolving English exhibition – ends 3 April 2011
http://www.bl.uk/evolvingenglish/ British Library (Immediately next to St Pancras Station) Entry is free to all the exhibitions mentioned This is an exhibition I can wholeheartedly recommend. The show takes the visitor from the beginnings of English following the Germanic colonisation of … Continue reading
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England and the only bootstrapped Industrial Revolution
Of all the social changes which have occurred in human history, none has been so profound as the process of industrialisation. The two previous great general amendments to human life - farming and urbanisation – pale into insignificance. Before industrialisation, … Continue reading
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England and the Enlightenment
In his book “Enlightenment: Britain and the creation of the modern world”, the historian Roy Porter remarks how peculiar it is “that historians have so little to say about the role of English thinkers in the European Enlightenment as a … Continue reading
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England and the practice of science
England was from the seventeenth century in the vanguard of the rise of science. William Gilbert’s work on magnetism was followed by William Harvey tracing the circulation of the blood, Halley’s work on comets and Robert Hooke’s polymathic span from … Continue reading
