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Ghastly Stupidity About Degrowth
A new book out insisting that we should all consume less and really, let’s get with the limits…
Agatha Christie’s Ten Little Nowedontsaythatwordanymores
The joys of second hand bookshops and charity shops. A couple of days back I picked up a…
23 things we are ARE telling you about capitalism
I went out with a friend on Saturday who was reading a copy of Ha-joon Chang’s “23 things…
My Dark Vanessa – People Seem To Be Missing Something Here
So, lady writes a novel and so, well, lady writes a novel. A novel being fiction. At which…
Stop Dribbling Woman – Jane Austen Wasn’t Underpaid
A little exegesis of how stories become garbled – and feminised – as they pass along the line.…
The Market Doesn’t Lie – Fewer Female And BAME Characters In Picture Books
Sure, we could say that only white characters turn up in picture books because the printing ink’s cheaper.…
If Only The Multi-Cultis Understood The Cultis They’re Advocating
There’s a movement insisting that the university curriculums must be decolonised. This is idiocy.The UK has more foreign…
Authors Not Offering Lower Royalties For Waterstones Living Wage
In a move that will surprise absolutely no one at all various non-thinking authors are demanding that Waterstones…
Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay – A Proof The American Dream Exists And Works
The American Dream is that idea that in a free society you can indeed get ahead. Starting from…
Continental Telegraph Books Of 2018 – How To Spend The Christmas Cash
Twenty Eighteen has been an interesting year in Politics, Sport and, well, life. But with this list we’re…