The Epistemic Problem

I recently had the pleasure of attending a talk with Guardian journalist George Monbiot, discussing his latest book, Out of the Wreckage: A New Politics for an Age of Crisis. I felt like I had been in the lecture theatre before, only I was suddenly the youngest there. The average age of the audience must …

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Am I a socialist? Redefining political identity in a polarised era

To keep myself occupied whilst I worked last summer, printing t-shirt after t-shirt, I would listen to lectures and podcasts. Before, I had drained Radiohead’s discography, often missing telephone calls and deliveries in the office due to my preference of having the music mind-numbingly loud. I saw the decision to cut out Thom Yorke as … Continue reading Am I a socialist? Redefining political identity in a polarised era