Medieval Literature Should be Safeguarded | Dinah Kolka
One of the most important themes in Dickens’ ‘Hard Times’ is the sentiment that without compassion and imagination, one’s life will be empty. This is why we need literature – so we can learn...
Author: Jake Scott
Explosion in Madrid | Edward Anderson
Around three o’clock in Madrid, the sound of police sirens hurtling down the street as I was walking to the bank caught my attention. Just past La Latina, a building had been completely destroyed by a...
A Dark Day for American Democracy | Dr. Rakib Ehsan
In one of the darkest days for the United States in recent political history, supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol in an astonishing assault on the heart of American democracy....
2020: A Year in Review
Every year, the Mallard asks its contributors to reflect on the last twelve months, and the next twelve to come. We are very grateful that this year, as terrible as it may have been,...
What is a Nation, if it cannot inspire Loyalty? | Jake Scott
It is a natural truth of politics that there must be boundaries to a people over whom governance is to be exercised. Indeed, as Michael Oakeshott remarked, politics is the activity of attending to...
To Conserve Nothing | Jake Scott
In logic, there is a form of fallacy called the “slippery slope argument”, the belief (as defined here) that “a course of action ought to be rejected because, with little or no evidence, one...
The Significance of the Poppy | Jake Scott
It wasn’t long after the BBC “banned virtue signalling” amongst its employees that certain vocal elements began to ask if that included the poppy. Of course, such a question provokes instinctive reaction from most...
The Anti-Trump Coalition Will be Biden’s Biggest Problem | Jake Scott
I am prepared, at this stage, to concede that Joe Biden will win the Presidency (even if President Donald Trump will not). So, we need to consider what the reality of a Joe Biden...
US Election: Mallard Forecast 03.11.2020 [ELECTION DAY]
Trump Biden Other 48% 52% 0% Current Outcome Forecast Polls have narrowed! Despite the liberal dominated media saying they have not. Most major pollsters returned a national poll ahead of the anticipated election today....
Labour’s Glass House | Jake Scott
On Wednesday 28th October, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) completed its report into the allegations of anti-semitism in the Labour Party. The findings are, to say the least, dismally upsetting. The result...
