Jonathan Eida | Opinion “There are still people in my party who believe in consensus politics. I regard them as Quislings, as traitors… I mean it.” The ever-direct words of the late Margaret Thatcher. The world of politics is often seen as an arena of trade-offs, with each side offering as much as possible in […]
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The Sacred Cow
Jonathan Eida | Opinion Sociologists, as far back as Emile Durkheim in the late eighteen hundreds, wrote extensively about the benefits of the “collective consciousness”. The idea of the “collective consciousness” is that society, in order to function, must hold shared ideas in order to maintain stability and unity. Often, the point of unity is […]
Coronavirus advice from TPUK
TPUK Staff This coronavirus pandemic has shaken up all of our lives. Some people have been affected more severely than others, with their lives irrecoverably changed. Our hearts, here at Turning Point, go out to all those suffering. We also wanted to remind everyone at home of some of the very important dos and don’ts […]
The Guardian propaganda machine
Iain Cresswell | Opinion What was once a well-respected newspaper, “grown from the grass roots” stemming back from just over 2 centuries of British history, today has deteriorated into a globalist propaganda mouthpiece. The Guardian has been viewed historically as the voice of British liberal dissent, judgemental of the perceived excesses of “Western capitalism”. With […]
Coronavirus lockdown: the Devil makes work for idle hands
Iain Cresswell | Opinion We are now in the fourth week of the lockdown, and no doubt this could continue all the way to the end of June by current estimates. In these unprecedented times, being in isolation can clearly take its toll, both mentally and physically. Below is a handy list of useful links […]
Sir Keir Starmer takes the helm
Jonathan Eida | Opinion So, Sir Keir Starmer has taken over at the helm of the Labour Party, having defeated Lisa Nandy and Rebecca Long-Bailey in the Leadership contest. He is certainly a different prospect to that of Jeremy Corbyn and offers many different dynamics to the Labour Party that are worth discussing, in order […]
Freedom of speech and the abandonment of logic
Jonathan Eida | Opinion Free speech remains one of the most controversial issues of our time. Unfortunately, more and more pressure is being put on our institutions and platforms to curtail people’s rights to put forward differing opinions. It should not have to be this way. People should be able to speak freely and engage […]
What Coronavirus shows about the EU
Jonathan Eida | Opinion A time of crisis is not usually an accurate indicator of the quality of a governmental system. Very often, the best system for the majority of the time may need adaptation in times of crisis. For example, I have seen the argument being made on the Twittersphere that the Coronavirus outbreak […]
