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| Friday 21 September 2007 |
In defence of ‘radicalisation’
Contemporary critiques of Hizb ut-Tahrir focus less on its dodgy mishmash of politics and religion and more on its intense intellectualism. But what’s wrong with devoting oneself to the debate of ideas?
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| Friday 7 September 2007 |
Ossifying the Enlightenment
In his defence of reason, author Dan Hind prefers paternalistically to ‘enlighten’ the public rather than engage it in a battle of ideas.
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| Friday 24 August 2007 |
Ossifying the Enlightenment
Dan Hind’s defence of reason has much to recommend it. But his desire paternalistically to ‘enlighten’ the public rather than engage it in a battle of ideas belongs in the dark ages.
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| Thursday 19 July 2007 |
Intrusion, intrusion, intrusion
When education becomes about turning young people into obedient, healthy-eating, environmentally aware conformist-citizens, then it is not really education at all.
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| Wednesday 27 June 2007 |
TV UK, 27 June
People only invoke the 'Golden Age of television' sarcastically, to justify the rubbish that is broadcast today.
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| Friday 15 June 2007 |
Why we must stop deferring to authority
In the run-up to next week’s spiked debate on the ‘surveillance society’, speaker Dolan Cummings sorts fact from science-fiction.
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| Tuesday 15 May 2007 |
Stop the press: Scientologists are creepy!
Last night's 'exposé' of Scientology told us more about the narrow-mindedness of the BBC than the weirdness of L Ron Hubbard's lot.
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| Thursday 10 May 2007 |
Scotland: almost afraid to know itself
Alex Salmond as Braveheart? Actually the increased vote for his Scottish National Party was born of desperation, not conviction.
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| Monday 2 April 2007 |
The fag end of America
The gay-bashing Phelps family in Louis Theroux's latest exploration of 'weird America' is a cranky fringe group that reveals nothing about the US.
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| Thursday 1 February 2007 |
Freedom should not be for sale
Liberty is far too precious to sacrifice in the name of tackling hoodies, ASBO kids and cranky Islamists.
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| Wednesday 3 January 2007 |
This Life will eat itself
The sequel to the trendsetting Nineties series was more self-regarding 'reality TV' than real-world drama.
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| Tuesday 21 November 2006 |
Now that’s what I call binge-drinking
Never mind the alcopops: Paul Watson's film Rain in my Heart showed that alcohol abuse is rarer and more complex than some people think.
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| Friday 3 November 2006 |
Why do we submit to the ‘surveillance society’?
Britain's over-surveillance is about more than spycams and ID cards - it is part of a broader culture of deference to authority.
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| Wednesday 18 October 2006 |
‘Free speech’ is more than a slogan
Those who suggest limits on free speech are in effect opposing rational debate - and painting a dim picture of humanity.
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| Monday 21 August 2006 |
Always look on the Shi’ite side of life
Religion is all the rage at the Edinburgh Festival this year. But is it all just self-satisfied liberals endlessly reprising The Life of Brian?
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| Friday 12 May 2006 |
TV UK, 29 December
TV's ghosts of Christmas past.
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| Tuesday 25 April 2006 |
No surrender to UEFA bureaucrats
What is UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body based in Nyon, Switzerland, doing debating the content of Rangers FC's chants?
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| Thursday 16 March 2006 |
Travellers meet Teletubbies
spiked-film: Perry Ogden’s film about Irish Travellers is well shot but shallow.
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| Thursday 16 February 2006 |
A victory for the inner teacher’s pet
There’s much more at stake here than the ‘right to smoke’.
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| Thursday 2 February 2006 |
The making of Mozart
spiked-TV: Let's wind up the nature/nurture debate about musical genius. Life is more complicated than that.
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