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Politics and culture from the UK and beyond by Nick Cohen. Click to read Writing from London, by Nick Cohen, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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This is an interesting appraisal of Matt Goodwin by
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Slobbery and Sycophancy: the case of Matt Goodwin
Heads Goodwins, tails you lose
https://nickcohen.substack.com/p/slobbery-and-sycophancy-the-case
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Crime has collapsed since the 1990s. We are living in a happier world. But because mainstream politicians and journalists don't tell the truth, the liars run riot. Piece from me about how Trump and Farage exploit bogus fears of a migrant-driven crime wave
comment.press/crime1228
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How Trump and Farage get away with murder
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https://comment.press/crime1228
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“I’m not dreaming of an all-white Christmas” Interview with Richard Coles on the far-right’s move into Christianity. Plus, long reads from me on how supporters of Putin and Trump exploit homophobia
comment.press/coles1225
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“I’m (not) dreaming of an all-white Xmas”
Richard Coles on the politicisation of Christianity
https://comment.press/coles1225
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Crime has collapsed since the 1990s. We are living in a happier world. But because mainstream politicians and journalists don't tell the truth, the liars run riot. Piece from me about how Trump and Farage exploit bogus fears of a migrant-driven crime wave
comment.press/crime1228
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How Trump and Farage get away with murder
Christmas reads 4/
https://comment.press/crime1228
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A reasonable interpretation of the Trump-Vance play is they are telling Europe that in unless it gifts Greenland to the US we will abandon Europe to Russia. So our madman leader is now simultaneously attempting to take all of Venezuela's oil and a big chunk of mineral-rich European territory.
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Miniature musical instrument makers admit defeat as violin size requirement for story is declared "too small to build."
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Imran’s case illustrates how we are moving into a world where plutocratic & political power are merging. Media owners like Musk facilitate propaganda that suits right-wing politicians. They use power of the state to punish anyone who threatens their business interests by holding them accountable.
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“J.K. Rowling won’t play nice” – long read on why her refusal to conform helps make her a great writer. (£ but there are free trials on offer)
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J.K. Rowling won’t play nice
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The decision of the Trump administration to target Imran Ahmed of the Center for Countering Digital Hate is deeply sinister. Ahmed’s crime was to expose the merger of MAGA with Silicon Valley. If they can come for him, they can come for anyone
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Imran Ahmed's struggle against Musk and Trump
Fighting the merger of money and power
https://comment.press/2512im
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“Prince” Andrew’s other scandal: How did such a minor royal become so majorly rich? Holiday read from me (£ but free trial)
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How did "Prince"Andrew get so rich? The other royal scandal
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“Prince” Andrew’s other scandal: How did such a minor royal become so majorly rich? Holiday read from me (£ but free trial)
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How did "Prince"Andrew get so rich? The other royal scandal
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The decision of the Trump administration to target Imran Ahmed of the Center for Countering Digital Hate is deeply sinister. Ahmed’s crime was to expose the merger of MAGA with Silicon Valley. If they can come for him, they can come for anyone
comment.press/2512im
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Imran Ahmed's struggle against Musk and Trump
Fighting the merger of money and power
https://comment.press/2512im
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Jeremy Cliffe
5 days ago
A transatlantic showdown over tech policy (as opposed to, say, net zero) could actually have a unifying & galvanising political effect within the EU. The union’s digital regulations are broadly popular and many voters actually want more, not fewer, controls on Big Tech.
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Progressives don’t change the world by changing language Holiday read from me on how and why the left middle class’s endless attempts to police language on race, sexuality and disability fail to deliver real change.
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Progressives don’t change the world by changing language
The limits of linguistic policing
https://open.substack.com/pub/nickcohen/p/progressives-dont-change-the-world?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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Anthony Painter
5 days ago
I mean, these visa sanctions are a direct attack on the freedom of speech of UK citizens. I guess sovereignty only applies for some issues.....
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UK campaigners among five denied US visas
The Trump administration bans five people who have called for tech regulation from entering the country.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp39kngz008o
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Progressives don’t change the world by changing language Holiday read from me on how and why the left middle class’s endless attempts to police language on race, sexuality and disability fail to deliver real change.
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Progressives don’t change the world by changing language
The limits of linguistic policing
https://open.substack.com/pub/nickcohen/p/progressives-dont-change-the-world?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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"Sources close to" Bob Borsley
5 days ago
Interesting discussion between
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and the Rev Richard Coles, including a reminder that conservatives used to "try not to break things". Hard to believe now:
youtu.be/vdvdBDZxphI?...
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Lowdown Christmas Special - Nick Cohen talks with The Rev, Richard Coles - the author & broadcaster.
YouTube video by LowdownNickCohen
https://youtu.be/vdvdBDZxphI?si=3vDPlYXW6tXvzEuO
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“I’m not dreaming of an all-white Christmas” Interview with Richard Coles on the far-right’s move into Christianity. Plus, long reads from me on how supporters of Putin and Trump exploit homophobia
comment.press/coles1225
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“I’m (not) dreaming of an all-white Xmas”
Richard Coles on the politicisation of Christianity
https://comment.press/coles1225
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Anthony Painter
7 days ago
The UK will celebrate net emigration and depopulation come 2027. And by 2028 it will start to realise, with an ageing society and low growth, what a really silly thing it has done. The right will go "pro-natalist", the centre-left will be completely stuck.
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21 days ago
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8 days ago
I just wished for Matt Goodwin to have a very miserable Christmas and it looks like I'm getting my wish
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Twlldun
8 days ago
It’s all so pathetic isn’t it
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
8 days ago
Immigration salience has less to do with aggregate Immigration numbers than - visibility of boats & asylum > visas - general vibes about integration - elite cues from media & political discourse in shaping public perceptions This is more true when immigration is falling then when it is rising
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Last call! A Xmas present for the miserable bastard in your life
Tidings of misery and gloom
https://nickcohen.substack.com/p/last-call-a-xmas-present-for-the-c88
8 days ago
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Evan S. 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇬🇪
8 days ago
A bit overstated, but not by much. Anton is a paranoid fanatic whose racist ideology matches up well with Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and tech guru Curtis Yarvin, who believe that democracy is incompatible with liberty and should be replaced by a government led by an unelected, wealthy tech-elite.
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How Putin uses fear and bribery to intimidate the West Piece from me how the EU sold out Ukraine last night and how Trump will sell its freedom for Russian gold at the weekend. (Free to read but please subscribe)
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The politics of fear: How Putin intimidates Europe
Selling out Ukraine one Euro at a time
https://comment.press/belgian1912
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9 days ago
Good piece by
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on the liberals who either support or refuse to criticise Hamas and its Iranian backers. They are supporting or giving a free pass to people who have nothing to offer the Palestinians except an unending attempt to kill Jews:
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Liberal failure to confront the hard left hurts Palestinians too
Antisemitism is never just about Jews
https://open.substack.com/pub/nickcohen/p/liberal-failure-to-confront-the-hard?r=20gqnr&utm_medium=ios
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How Putin uses fear and bribery to intimidate the West Piece from me how the EU sold out Ukraine last night and how Trump will sell its freedom for Russian gold at the weekend. (Free to read but please subscribe)
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The politics of fear: How Putin intimidates Europe
Selling out Ukraine one Euro at a time
https://comment.press/belgian1912
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11 days ago
Sobering piece from
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. 'America is not our friend or our ally. Indeed, it is going to great lengths to make it clear that it may soon be our enemy. The sooner we cut our ties the better.' Michael Anton: An American fanatic
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Michael Anton: An American fanatic
Trump’s hacks make their hatred for us clear
https://open.substack.com/pub/nickcohen/p/michael-anton-an-american-fanatic?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Trump threatens democracy in Europe and the US Interview with Charlie Sykes on the menace from the far right
comment.press/charlie1512
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Trump turns on the West
It’s the end of the wold as we know it
https://comment.press/charlie1512
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Labour is now threatening rights to appeal David Lammy’s “swift justice” is not justice at all
comment.press/justice1412
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The attack on justice just got worse
Rights to appeal are going too
https://comment.press/justice1412
15 days ago
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The man who pledged that Trump’s America would support the European far right is a racial conspiracist, paranoid fantasist, and fake tough guy. Piece from me on America’s collapse into fanatical stupidity
comment.press/michael1612
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Michael Anton: An American fanatic
Trump’s hacks make their hatred for us clear
https://comment.press/michael1612
12 days ago
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
12 days ago
Plaid 33%, Reform 30%, Labour, Cons and Green around 10% in May 2026 Sennedd voting intention in Wales (YouGov for ITV Cymru Wales + Cardiff University), via Will Hayward
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Marcus Hutchins
12 days ago
Less teens using Twitter than Facebook says everything. Doesn’t get any more uncool than that.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
12 days ago
A review of foreign interference in British democracy might close down some of the loopholes which make laundering foreign donations pretty straightforward.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Urgent review into foreign financial interference in UK politics
An independent review, led by Philip Rycroft, into foreign financial interference in UK politics has been commissioned by the government.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/urgent-review-into-foreign-financial-interference-in-uk-politics
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The man who pledged that Trump’s America would support the European far right is a racial conspiracist, paranoid fantasist, and fake tough guy. Piece from me on America’s collapse into fanatical stupidity
comment.press/michael1612
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Michael Anton: An American fanatic
Trump’s hacks make their hatred for us clear
https://comment.press/michael1612
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Trump threatens democracy in Europe and the US Interview with Charlie Sykes on the menace from the far right
comment.press/charlie1512
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Trump turns on the West
It’s the end of the wold as we know it
https://comment.press/charlie1512
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Dear Liberals, We Have a Fundamentalist Islam Problem
Denying Islamist extremism keeps getting Jews killed
https://open.substack.com/pub/thebanter/p/dear-liberals-we-have-a-fundamentalist?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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The author of the national security strategy that committed the US to aiding the far right in Europe is a race-obsessed hysteric and paranoid fantasist Piece from me (Free to read but please subscribe)
comment.press/anton1212
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Michael Anton: An American fanatic
Trump’s hacks make their hatred for us clear
https://comment.press/anton1212
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Catalin Cimpanu
16 days ago
"America is not our friend or our ally. Indeed, it is going to great lengths to make it clear that it may soon be our enemy."
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Labour is now threatening rights to appeal David Lammy’s “swift justice” is not justice at all
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The attack on justice just got worse
Rights to appeal are going too
https://comment.press/justice1412
15 days ago
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Alexander Clarkson
16 days ago
This sounds like defensive briefing straight from a Morgan McSweeney Whatsapp group in denial about how an ineffective leader unwilling to face the breakdown of US-Europe relations might not be the best figure to lead the UK into a post-American order
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Twlldun
16 days ago
Just Harry Cole interviewing the guy who called for ethnicity checks on MPs, by the way
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Diane
16 days ago
This is a great read. Nice to put a face to the racism.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
16 days ago
An overlooked alternate reason for rising claims in UK as fall in Europe is that data-sharing + finger-printing is now a barrier to making a second claim to a second EU country (but not to UK) Being outside that system can make UK a court of appeal for failed claims in the EU, says Alan Manning
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Andy Fraser
16 days ago
Astonishing piece - well worth the read. The nearest way I can understand America today is that there has been a coup where power has been seized by the most deranged far right creeps and everyone else is kinda going along with it out of fear, stupidity, or greed.
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The author of the national security strategy that committed the US to aiding the far right in Europe is a race-obsessed hysteric and paranoid fantasist Piece from me (Free to read but please subscribe)
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Michael Anton: An American fanatic
Trump’s hacks make their hatred for us clear
https://comment.press/anton1212
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Communists for the far right! Piece on Frank Furedi, Claire Fox and others from the Revolutionary Communist Party who now embrace Orban and Trump Their weird story is also a story about the power of money and how our twisted media rewards bullshitters
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Communists for Trump and Farage!
The bitter ironies of history
https://comment.press/rcp2025
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Sarah O'Connor
20 days ago
Welcome to Britain, a country so short of dentists that an MP's 87-year-old mum pulled her teeth out with pliers. Also a country with thousands of foreign-qualified dentists who can’t work until they pass an exam so oversubscribed it’s like trying to book Glasto tickets.
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“Trump and Putin’s European saboteurs” My piece on a meeting in Brussels of the far-right activists who love MAGA more than they love Europe
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The fake patriots of the European right
Trump and Putin’s fifth column
https://comment.press/farage1225
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