Scotland,
nationalism and religion |
Faith
in the flag |
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PERUSE any
basic work of European history, you will learn that about 200 years ago, a new
way of thinking, secular nationalism, began to... READ MORE » |
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The
Economist explains |
Britain’s
election surprise |
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IT
WAS supposed to be the closest election in years. Every poll had put Britain’s
Labour and Conservative parties virtually neck and neck; most commentators
had... READ MORE » |
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Explaining
Labour's defeat |
Borderline
catastrophe |
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THIS
has been a disastrous night for the Labour Party. Not only has it lost
stunningly in Scotland, it has struggled even to pick up seats in England. Many
suburban... READ MORE » |
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The
casualties |
A
savage cull |
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“Were
you still up for Portillo?” became a catch-phrase of Labour’s landslide election
victory in 1997—a reference to Michael Portillo, the Conservative... READ MORE » |
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The
Economist explains |
The
trouble with space junk |
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ACCORDING
to NASA, America’s space agency, the skies high above the Earth are cluttered up
with around 23,000 pieces of man-made space junk measuring 10cm or more... READ MORE » |
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