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• Sabisky, Eugenics, and Me | Disappointed Idealist

  At the beginning of 2018, Toby Young, the well-known misogynist and eugenicist, was finally forced to resign from his government role. I played my minor part in calling for that resignation, largely b...

• Index Of All My Blogs | Disappointed Idealist

  Blogs about politics Notes from the Cult: The Extremist Centre? Notes from the cult: we do need another hero Democracy – not for me? An Opposition which doesn’t Oppose Labouring under an illusion: Let...

• Democracy – not for me? | Disappointed Idealist

  In 2017, I was the candidate for Labour here on the Isle of Wight. One day I may share some anecdotes, but to be honest, John O'Farrell got there first, and he's much funnier than me. Since the electi...

• Labouring under an illusion: anti-Semitism and unintended consequences | Disappointed Idealist

  Last week I thought that I should probably address the issue of anti-Semitism and the Labour Party. Instead, I decided to paint my kitchen. This gave me more time to think long and hard about a blog o...

• Lack of a Uniform Belief | Disappointed Idealist

  I'm a genuine agnostic on school uniform. I wore a uniform at school, and I have always taught in schools with a uniform. It's pretty common in England. But I'm also aware of another world in which pe...

• Gove Legacy | Disappointed Idealist

  Posts about Gove Legacy written by disidealist