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Category Archives: Britain
When Did Opium Become Bad?
I have a great-great grandfather Chinese ancestor who sold opium among many other products at his store in central Queensland in the late 19th Century. My dad was 1/8th Chinese and he was regularly called “Chinky” at school. His mom … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Leaders Of The UK Now
Stephen Turner’s convenient beliefs are operating at full Whitehall throttle in No. 10, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, the Ministry of Defence, and the Treasury strategy rooms right now. With the U.S.-Israeli campaign grinding into its second month, Khamenei … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for England’s Master Institutions
England’s high-status actors do not compete for power by openly claiming it. They compete by invoking moral languages that frame their authority as constitutional, responsible, and necessary for national stability. This is the core insight of David Pinsof‘s Alliance Theory. … Continue reading
Dominic Cummings Outlines Reform’s Path To UK Power
Dominic Cummings, the brains behind Brexit, writes: New blog: results from a deep research project on swing voter attitudes to KS, Kemi, Farage, immigration, NHS, net zero, benefits etc… Want to know what swing voters think? * They hate Westminster … Continue reading
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Decoding The TV Show Industry
In the world of Industry, the Pierpoint trading floor serves as a laboratory for the shifting, precarious bonds that define Alliance Theory. At its core, the show treats every relationship as a strategic alignment built to secure status or capital. … Continue reading
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Keir Starmer Looks Vulnerable
Keir Starmer’s governing coalition is unusually moralized. It is built on professional class voters, institutional elites, NGOs, legal culture, and media actors who place extreme weight on reputational purity, safeguarding norms, and procedural virtue. This coalition is powerful but brittle. … Continue reading
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Advance Britannia: The Epic Story of the Second World War, 1942-1945
This book by historian Alan Allport keeps it real: Underlying this way of life was an obsession with ‘PWR’ – the Prestige of the White Race. It was upon the rock of PWR – rarely spoken out loud but completely … Continue reading
Steve Sailer: Cop Stabbed While Mob Chants “Black Lives Matter” … in London
Comments: * The internet is a double-edged sword that cuts both ways:the foreswing of instant global communication that allows good things to happen more quickly can be cancelled out in a flash by an uncontrolled backswing that cuts to the … Continue reading
Richard Spencer – Banned In Britain
Richard Spencer writes in Radix Journal: Like fox-hunting, Pit Bull Terriers, and psychoactive substances, Richard Bertrand Spencer is now banned in the United Kingdom. Earlier this month, I received an official notice, packaged in an intriguing manilla envelope labeled “On … Continue reading
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WP: The remarkable failure of David Cameron
What was the remarkable failure of David Cameron? That he allows Britains to vote on remaining in the EU. From the elites perpsective, this was his failure. He allowed a vote. How horrible! Washington Post: But his political obituaries have … Continue reading
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