This week all I have for you is a poem I wrote about Nigel Farage:

Turns out that the politician,

who made his name pointing fingers at immigrants

and blasting out divisive rhetoric

about “them” and “us”,

“over here” and “over there”,

for decades,

in public,

was a racist at school too.

Who knew?

I also thought it might be appropriate, in light of the findings of the Covid inquiry, to flag up some prescient posts from Philosophy Unleashed we made during the pandemic that seemed to already know what a shambles the Johnson government was at the time:

36. COVID-19 AND PHILOSOPHY: Thinking Clearly In Times of Uncertainty

37. ELEMENTARY LOGIC - Why UK Schools Must Close Now

65. IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE COVID-CHRISTMAS - Re-Thinking The 2020 Festive Season

69. WHAT, IF ANYTHING, HAVE I LEARNT FROM HAVING COVID 19? - Reflections on Getting the Plague

89. THE EPISTEMIC INJUSTICE OF COVID 19 - Checking For Symptoms In The Dark

90. FREEDOM DAY - An Anarchist Account

104. DOWN ON DOWNING STREET - Refocusing The Ethical Inquiry Away From Christmas Parties

Author: DaN McKee (he/him)

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