Issue Number 12 – Christmas 2020

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Latest Articles

What is happening to America?

Mark E Thomas

National Commission on electoral reform: why fixing politics is essential to Labour’s renewal agenda

Mark Kieran

When do we shout ‘Fascist!’?

Mark Kieran

We don’t have to become an ‘island of strangers’

Philippa Davies

Dorset set to become incinerator central. Join the protest!

Greg Lambe

Brexit blame bingo!

Tom Scott

One crisis at a time: extend transition, save lives. An open letter to West Country Conservative MPs

Anthea Simmons

Covid-19: the effects on rural churches and communities

Susanna Metz

A ‘lifetime skills guarantee’ – great, until you read the small print

Mick Fletcher

Better days ahead?

Mike Hannis

Hearts of Oak

Canon Robin Murch

In search of Cinderella – a virtual pantomime for Somerset

Richard Crowe

John le Carré: Traitor or Patriot?

Mike Zollo

Is callousness a vote winner? Rees-Mogg appears to think so.

Anthea Simmons

Cryptic crossword for Christmas

Minni

While hedge funds shorted stocks by night…

Tom Scott

Masks in supermarkets: am I a man or a mouse?

Tom Scott

Spin it. Wing it. Blag it. Spread it. Conservatives embrace the Trump comms strategy

Anthea Simmons

The seven deadly sins of 2020

Rachel Marshall

The scourge of the ‘safe seat’ has to end. Totnes campaigners for electoral reform stage a protest.

Laurie Taylor

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