Category Archives: Politics

Review of the Year in Architecture: 2018

Posted on December 20, 2018 by cosmopolitanscum

This year has been one of relentless discussion and argument; one in which very few quarters have been given by either side in the Brexit debate so it would be nice to spend a few moments off the subject and … Continue reading →

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REVIEW OF THE YEAR: 2017

Posted on December 30, 2017 by cosmopolitanscum

Last year, in a world capital, a fire in a tower block caused the death of many of its poor inhabitants. This event prompted the national government of that country to immediately bring forward a radical policy to improve the … Continue reading →

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Things That Are Not Mosques. No 35343. A Polish Church.

Posted on November 27, 2014 by cosmopolitanscum

In the UK the Twitter the hashtag #thingsthatarenotmosques is trending because a member of the UK independence party press team suggested a poll about their credentials as a party of government was biased because it was taking place outside a … Continue reading →

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Looking at the #indyref from Montreal

Posted on May 5, 2014 by cosmopolitanscum

What is the significance for the trouncing of the Parti Québécois (PQ) in last month’s elections in Quebec for the situation in Scotland? I’d say it is an important one but it is not an obvious one. At first glance … Continue reading →

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