The Weekly Polemic

The Oikophobic State

So, why do our rulers fear flags more than felons?

Dec 17 • Oliver J. Freeman

The Digital Strip-Search: How the State Plans to Undress You for Your Own Good

Protecting the children or something else? Why the new UK bill might be a digital strip-search that ends online anonymity.

Dec 15 • Oliver J. Freeman

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November 2025

Did Labour Just Declare War on Aspiration?

Off the back of the UK Autumn Budget 2025, I can't help but wonder whether Labour's strategy equates to war on aspiration.

Nov 28 • Oliver J. Freeman

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September 2025

The Void, The Chorus, and The Intolerable Man

Contemplating the death of Charles (Charlie) Kirk and its wider implications for liberalism and the tradition of civil discourse in Western society.

Sep 15 • Oliver J. Freeman

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July 2025

The Deafening Silence on the Thai-Cambodian Border

Sitting, as a ‘farang’, on a plane from Bangkok to London, I can’t help but wonder about the reignited conflict between Cambodia and Thailand. Here are…

Jul 29 • Oliver J. Freeman

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A Cacophony of Failure: A Sober Look at the Israeli-Palestinian Abyss

A sober look at the interlocking failures that fuel a perpetual war, and considering why searching for a single villain in the Middle East is a fool's…

Jul 21 • Oliver J. Freeman

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The UK Trials Methods to Dim the Sun: Is That Good or Bad?

With all the barmy ideas around climate, it's time to address what the United Kingdom is trialling.

Jul 18 • Oliver J. Freeman

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The Demoralising State of the UK Job Market: What is making it collapse?

There I was, writing another cover letter for a job of minimum wage.

Jul 16 • Jasper Aldridge

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Displacement by Design: Immigration, Institutional Guilt, and the Decline of the West

How elites use immigration and policing to fracture the current Western identity.

Jul 10 • Jasper Aldridge

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The Media Are a Mouthpiece for the Ruling Elite – And Always Have Been

How controlling the flow of information has always benefitted the Ruling Elite.

Jul 5 • Jasper Aldridge

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The Perilous Freedom of the Fringe

For those who find themselves disenfranchised by the political mess of the Left, Right divide in Western politics.

Jul 2 • Oliver J. Freeman

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June 2025

The Sovereignty of the Mind: An Antidote to the Unthinking Age

Part II of II

Jun 30 • Oliver J. Freeman

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