Sunday Thoughts: Britain's new sectarianism, DEI purge in Florida, and subsidies
Galloway sees the future, blue-tits take the spoils, and today's university challenge
Dear readers, listeners, and Substack flâneurs, please read on to see what’s been occupying my mind this week, and to read about the real world impact of policies of the thinking classes this week. From Rochdale to Florida, and from blue tits to bombs, this week’s Sunday post has it all. You can also find links to the most recent podcast and see what else has been popular on the show this last week.
Enjoy your Sunday, class mates.
Links of the week
Culture & Politics
Is George Galloway’s sectarianism a sign of things to come? in UnHerd
“On a broader level, his success offers a window into an unhappy future for politics in Britain. For most politicians, it has become rote to affirm modern Britain as a multicultural success story. But in reality, in a place like Rochdale, this multiculturalism isn’t a cosmopolitan paradise, but really what Amartya Sen called “plural monoculturalism”. Here different groups live apart with little contact with each other or any sense of shared social space.”
“I would like to see European elites actually listen to their people for a change”: An Interview with J.D. Vance in the European Conservative
Blue tits vs willow tits: a lesson in subsidies by Matt Ridley in The Spectator
Islamism is exploiting Britain’s political vacuum: Our leaders have allowed fanaticism to thrive by Ayaan Hirsi-Ali in UnHerd
Preoccupations of the thinking classes
How do-gooders are deflating the defence industry by Elisabeth Braw in Foreign Policy
Florida’s DEI purge takes new victim by Laura Duggan in UnHerd
University of Florida has fired all employees related to DEI. The conservative counter-revolution has begun - Chris Rufo on X/Twitter
The sinister tactics of Hope Not Hate by Douglas Murray in The Spectator
This week’s podcast highlights
Check out this week’s Thinking Class with
of where we talk about the bankruptcy of the Conservatives’ governing strategy and its betrayal of Britain’s future.Thinking Class #014 with
continues to be popular of late. Watch/listen to the full episode here or check out the popular clips below.On destroying our high trust society:
On the risks of making history a morality tale:
What’s coming
This coming week’s episode on Friday 8th March is with writer, fire fighter, and trade unionist,
. Tune in to hear us talk about why we need to stop treating Britain like a shop and of the potential for those on left and right who are resistant to the current political consensus to form an ideas-based coalition.You can also expect episodes with
, , and in the coming weeks.Until next time, class mates