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Mark Davies

Orwell on freedom of speech

The relative freedom which we enjoy depends on public opinion. The law is no protection. Governments make laws, but whether they are carried out, and how the police behave, depends on the general temper in the country. If large numbers of people are interested in freedom…

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Mark Davies

Orwell on freedom of speech

The relative freedom which we enjoy depends on public opinion. The law is no protection. Governments make laws, but whether they are carried out, and how the police behave, depends on the general temper in the country. If large numbers of people are interested in freedom…

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Mark Davies

Education, education, education

Blair promised a lot on education and, to be fair, delivered much (especially during David Blunkett’s tenure in the Department for Education). Between 1997 and 2007 funding per pupil went up by 48 per cent, there were 35,000 more teachers in classrooms, overall class sizes…

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Mark Davies

Education, education, education

Blair promised a lot on education and, to be fair, delivered much (especially during David Blunkett’s tenure in the Department for Education). Between 1997 and 2007 funding per pupil went up by 48 per cent, there were 35,000 more teachers in classrooms, overall class sizes…

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Mark Davies

Putin’s Russia and 1917

Boris Yeltsin may have reversed the revolution by overthrowing the Communist party. But it’s Putin who has brought the century’s circle back to its beginning. Putin has restored Holy Russia: a society where ruler and church are united, where dissent is treason and where secret…

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