Politics at Lunchtime
Come along and discuss local, national and international events and issues. Feel free to bring your lunch!
Jonathan Haidt: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion
<p>Jonathan Haidt’s book of 2012, <em>The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion</em>, asks why people hold such wildly differing beliefs, and why the views of others can
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2021: The Year in Review
<p>2021 has been another eventful year – and 2022 will be equally eventful. This year's review will cover five big issues on five days:</p>
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<li><strong>The Death of Democracy: Does democracy die
...<p>2021 has been another eventful year – and 2022 will be equally eventful. This year's review will cover five big issues on five days:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>The Death of Democracy: Does democracy die
...<p>2021 has been another eventful year – and 2022 will be equally eventful. This year's review will cover five big issues on five days:</p>
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<li><strong>The Death of Democracy: Does democracy die
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Christopher Lasch: The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy
<p>Christopher Lasch’s posthumously-released collection of thirteen essays, published in 1996 under the title The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy, is a searing work of political
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What Have We Learned from the Pandemic of 2020-21?
<p>The political, moral, economic and social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have been monumental.We have been confronted with many stark images of suffering and despair but also images of hope,
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Ryszard Legutko: Totalitarian Temptations in Free Societies
<p>Ryszard Legutko’s book of 2016, The Demon in Democracy: Totalitarian Temptations in Free Societies, reflects his personal battle against Soviet communism in his native Poland, and his subsequent
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Expert Forecasters - Right or Wrong?
<p>We will look at the history of expert forecasting from the weather, to politics, the stock market and economics, politics and global shifting events. How accurate are they? Should we believe them?
...<p>We will look at the history of expert forecasting from the weather, to politics, the stock market and economics, politics and global shifting events. How accurate are they? Should we believe them?
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Francis Fukuyama: Identity, Dignity, and the Politics of Resentment
<p>Francis Fukuyama’s book of 2018, Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment, offers a provocative examination of modern identity politics: its origins, its effects, and what it
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Wonderful Women and the Glass Ceiling: International Women's Day 2022
<p>The first IWD was held in 1913 and attracted very large street demonstrations across Europe. For the last 109 years IWD has celebrated the achievements of women and girls despite ongoing
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Douglas Murray: The Madness of Crowds – Gender, Race, Identity
<p>Douglas Murray’s book of 2019, <em>The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity</em>, suggests that we are living through a postmodern era in which the grand narratives of religion and old
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The Over 60s: Are Governments Listening to Us?
<p>For the first time in history more people are aged over 60 than under 5. Yet sometimes it feels that the older population has no voice. Certainly this seems to be the case in the business world and
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<p>For the first time in history more people are aged over 60 than under 5. Yet sometimes it feels that the older population has no voice. Certainly this seems to be the case in the business world and
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