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Category: politics

Shimaguni Part 2: Prawn Cocktail and the Death of the Union

Feb 27, 2020 The Worlds Outside

It seems facile to say that geography is a major determinant of history. Of course it is. Indian trade patterns were pinned to the monsoon

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Shimaguni Part 1: Island Mindset

Feb 13, 2020 The Worlds Outside

Japanese has a word: shimaguni. It means ‘island nation‘. Unremarkable, you might think. Yet bottled in four syllables is a distillation of a supposed national

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Mea Culpa.

Dec 12, 2019 The Worlds Outside

At present, I work nights, in an attempt to recoup my financial losses quickly. Stacking shelves doesn’t absorb much mental power, so at night I

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The Maddest People on Earth

Nov 7, 2019 The Worlds Outside

A family friend visited the other day. A history buff and bilingual tour-guide in London, he’s also a veteran of various 1970s revolutionary left-wing groups,

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Quantum Politics (or, Batman! Robin! Let’s Do Local Election Apathy!)

Apr 8, 2019 The Worlds Outside

Campaigners drive around in cars with megaphones on the roofs, waving at people and blaring messages. Around the city, there are neat, respectful lines of

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