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November Diary
Hello, Obligatory shilling.
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Reasons to be Thankful
Thanksgiving has always struck me as a faintly curious festival — coming, as it does, so close to Christmas.
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The Rise and Rise of Upper Silesia
“If this is Upper Silesia,” P.G.
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Buy My Sister’s Book!
There’s a point in Martin Amis’s Experience — and I don’t have a copy to hand so forgive my inelegant paraphrasing — where the author recalls his…
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Slopmaxxing
Every day, I post on X.
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An Imaginary Emo Album and the Weirdness of AI
When I was a younger man, I loved a band called Merchant Ships.
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We Should Be Kind
One of my guinea pigs died on Tuesday.
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The Problem With British Expats
I’ve written a lot about immigration to the UK — and a lot of it has been critical.
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Are You In An Angry Mob?
Perhaps the first thing to be said about angry mobs is that it is very tempting to join them.
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October 2025

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