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How Many Ministries Of Truth Does One Country Need
How Many Ministries Of Truth Does One Country Need
How many Ministries of Truth does one country need? With Andy Burnham announcing yet another, Prof Michael Rainsborough points out that Britain’s "narratives of decline” arise because the country is, in fact, declining...
Authored by Michael Rainsborough via The Daily Sceptic
In previous essays I have sought to describe the political condition into which Britain and other Western democracies have been drifting by offering various analogies.
At first, I tried being serious. My initial forays drew comparisons with the post-totalitarian societies of late communist...
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Negotiators Make 'Progress' Toward 2nd Round Of Pakistan Talks, While More US Troops Prepped To Deploy Near Iran
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The Iran war is "very close to over" with authorities in Tehran eager to agree a peace deal, Trump says, adding: "We've beaten them militarily." Axios cites 'progress' toward framework to end war.
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Spokane County Emergency Management describes the emergency as “Level 3: Go, Leave Now, Leave Immediately!”
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