First, the Sparknotes summary:
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Monday 27 February 2012
Monday 13 February 2012
Holocaust denial
What is Holocaust denial?
Holocaust denial is a historical and political movement which denies the central features of the accepted historical account of the Nazi genocide against the Jews which was perpetrated between approximately 1941 and 1945.
Holocaust denial is a historical and political movement which denies the central features of the accepted historical account of the Nazi genocide against the Jews which was perpetrated between approximately 1941 and 1945.
Labels:
conspiracy theories,
extremism,
fascism,
history,
human error,
Nazi Germany,
society
Sunday 5 February 2012
Great Political Mistakes - Thatcher and the poll tax
This is a documentary that was first broadcast on BBC4 in 2005.
Labels:
Britain,
conservatism,
Margaret Thatcher,
politics,
TV
Portillo on Thatcher - The Lady's not for Spurning
This is a BBC4 documentary from 2009 presented by the former Tory minister Michael Portillo. The programme comes across as being a little lightweight, though Portillo enjoys enviable access to a range of senior Tories, including David Cameron, Ken Clarke and Michael Howard.
Labels:
biography,
Britain,
conservatism,
Margaret Thatcher,
politics,
TV
Islamism - A couple of further comments
1. Shi'a Islamism
In my earlier post on Islamism, I focused on Sunni Islamism. I want to add a few comments on the phenomenon of Shi'a Islamism, as associated with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
In my earlier post on Islamism, I focused on Sunni Islamism. I want to add a few comments on the phenomenon of Shi'a Islamism, as associated with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Labels:
Counter-Enlightenment,
extremism,
Islam,
politics,
religion
The debate on Britishness
One of the more unusual features of the last decade in politics was a debate on British identity and "Britishness". Though this has to a large extent been eclipsed by the financial crisis and the recession, it is worth reflecting on how the debate arose and what emerged from it.
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