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Boris Johnson and the misuse of democracy
So Boris Johnson has resigned. In a hurry, and in a huff. The man who won the last British general election with a colossal majority was later told by his own party to give up being Prime Minister and now, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative Party, Elections, politicians, Prime Minister, tribalism
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Girard, Johnson and how we love to hate scapegoats
British public opinion continues to be obsessed with the Prime Minister’s partying during Covid lockdowns. Critics have pointed out that more important things are going on. This post joins their ranks, from an angle that draws on René Girard’s work … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Politics, Society
Tagged Apollonius, Boris Johnson, Conservative Party, healing, Philostratus, Prime Minister, René Girard, scapegoats
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The problem isn’t just Boris
Response to George Pitcher’s article Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Politics
Tagged Boris Johnson, Christian values, government, Prime Minister
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Boris Corbyn’s anti-them-ism
Antisemitism with Jeremy Corbyn, anti-Islamism with Boris Johnson: how do they compare? This post is not about the issues themselves but about the way they are being publicly debated and what this tells us about our declining public ethics.
Posted in Ethics, Politics, Society
Tagged anti-Islamism, antisemitism, Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn, morality, Political Ethics, public ethics
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