On speaking ill of the dead

Rod Liddle, civility and the limits of posthumous generosity

Aug 7 • James Bloodworth

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May 2026

In Cuba, socialism has morphed into a racket

What I saw on the island that once considered itself the future

May 20 • James Bloodworth

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The manosphere: from misogyny to antisemitism

How the obsession with female power slides naturally into conspiracy thinking about Jews, “globalists” and hidden control

May 13 • James Bloodworth

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April 2026

When the past suffocates the present

King Charles and the illusion of British “soft power”

Apr 28 • James Bloodworth

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The Cuban Dream, the Cuban Nightmare

After a week in Havana, the gap between the romantic idea of Cuba and the country itself has never seemed wider

Apr 18 • James Bloodworth

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"I work two jobs and eat one meal a day"

Notes from Havana (2)

Apr 8 • James Bloodworth

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Notes from Havana (1): first impressions

The communist class system

Apr 4 • James Bloodworth

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March 2026

Nobody cares about Cubans

Not Trump. Not left-wing activists. And certainly not the dictatorship

Mar 27 • James Bloodworth

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Paul Marshall and the capture of Christianity

How the weakening of the Church of England has empowered a new evangelical elite

Mar 20 • James Bloodworth

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Revolution without revolutionaries

Why Iran won’t collapse the way Washington expects

Mar 13 • James Bloodworth

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The enduring myth of grammar schools

Reform UK wants to bring back grammar schools. The evidence suggests they won’t help working-class children

Mar 9 • James Bloodworth

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February 2026

Havana’s missing millions

While the world argues about sanctions, socialism and geopolitics, the Cuban people themselves are quietly disappearing

Feb 25 • James Bloodworth

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