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Category Archives: London
The Moral Grammars of London, Paris, Sydney, Melbourne, Tokyo
These cities rank among the world’s great urban centers. Each holds deep reserves of capital, talent, institutions, and prestige. Yet they do not reward the same virtues. A man who rises with ease in one city may stall in another, … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Leaders Of Imperial College London Now
Imperial College London leaders believe their institution’s singular focus on science, technology, engineering, medicine, and business, which distinguishes Imperial from the broader universities whose humanities and social science commitments dilute their scientific identity, represents a principled intellectual commitment to the … Continue reading
‘Loitering With Intent’ by Muriel Spark
MP3: https://soundcloud.com/luke-ford-666431593/loitering-with-intent-by-muriel-spark-ii From the New York Times in 1981: ”Words should convey ideas of truth and wonder,” says Fleur (whom we can be forgiven for thinking is Miss Spark’s alter ego); ”I see no reason to keep silent about my … Continue reading
‘London is generally safe – but be careful in areas populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people’: Chinese airline condemned for in-flight magazine’s ‘racist’ advice
Daily Mail: Tourists are being told to avoid areas of London ‘populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people’ in a Chinese airline’s in-flight magazine. Wings of China, the in-flight magazine for Air China, made the ‘racist’ comment in a travel … Continue reading
‘How much more of your country will you give away?’
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How Labour turned London into a foreign city: Fewer than half the capital’s population are white British, gangsters from Somalia terrorise the suburbs and even the tramps are immigrants, reveals astonishing new book
Daily Mail: An Afghan and I once broke into a small house in Peckham. I had met him while researching a report on immigration for the Daily Mail. We were on a rescue mission. Inside the two-up, two-down property in … Continue reading
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London’s Mayoral Race
Link: The next mayoral race for London will feature a tow-headed half-Jew, married to a Rothschild, against a Pakistani Muslim. Steve has covered Zac’s father before. He has two full siblings. Sister Jemima married the whitest man in Pakistan ( … Continue reading
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