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Dissecting the Class issue in Frankenstein

A brief history of chopping up dead people and the working class.

Oct 28, 2022

Dissecting the Class issue in Frankenstein

Oct 28, 2022

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A Day in the Life

I read the news today, oh boy. A question of class and life in 2020–2021.

May 11, 2021

A Day in the Life

May 11, 2021

P.T. Starnum,“ Publicity? Bad! There’s no such thing.”

Keir Starmer’s Goldilocks approach to dealing with the mainstream media is lukewarm porridge, and which maniac likes lukewarm porridge?

Mar 1, 2021

P.T. Starnum,“ Publicity? Bad! There’s no such thing.”

Mar 1, 2021

Hancock’s Harmful Smarm and Alarm at Starmer’s Calm

If Matt Hancock said he could jump the English Channel in a single bound, Kier Starmer would say, “The public has no desire to watch this…

Feb 22, 2021

Hancock’s Harmful Smarm and Alarm at Starmer’s Calm

Feb 22, 2021

Sic Semper Tyrannis: Trump and the Political Death Wish

Bad things should happen to bad people, but can we morally justify saying so? Can we say “Trump should die” without becoming hypocrites?

Oct 2, 2020

Sic Semper Tyrannis: Trump and the Political Death Wish

Oct 2, 2020

Common Sense against Culture War — Thomas Paine’s Revolt versus Laurence Fox’s Reclaim

Thomas Paine rejected British authority. Here is what he can tell us about Laurence Fox and his double-speak patriotic populist culture…

Oct 1, 2020

Common Sense against Culture War — Thomas Paine’s Revolt versus Laurence Fox’s Reclaim

Oct 1, 2020

Peeling off the wallpaper: Capitalism, Coronavirus and Consumerism

Will Coronavirus allow us to change our consumer landscape, rejecting monotonous monopolies in favour of friendly neighbourhood shop…

Sep 1, 2020

Peeling off the wallpaper: Capitalism, Coronavirus and Consumerism

Sep 1, 2020

Regarding Imperial Truth: British history, culture wars and the usefulness of shame

A letter from a member of Government to his nephew regarding shame, culture wars, British history and the nature of Truth.

Aug 31, 2020

Regarding Imperial Truth: British history, culture wars and the usefulness of shame

Aug 31, 2020

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Not knowing and barely caring: the methods of being a conscientious objector to the culture war

Culture war is exhausting. But it’s a debate about art you are allowed to not care about.

Aug 25, 2020

Not knowing and barely caring: the methods of being a conscientious objector to the culture war

Aug 25, 2020

Strange Territories, A Year on Discworld: Book 21 — Jingo

I’ve hit Jingo on my Discworld reading challenge and take a look at my hatred of shipping and my love of torture.

Aug 20, 2020

Strange Territories, A Year on Discworld: Book 21 — Jingo

Aug 20, 2020

Rik Worth

Rik Worth

Journalist, author, comics writer and rambler. I like odd things. Comic found here www.hocuspocuscomic.com/ — Support my writing here https://ko-fi.com/rikworth

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