Let’s get random — Can we all agree that politics in the UK is broken? I think we can all agree that. There’s plenty we can do to try and fix it. Get Boris the fuck away from number 10 and the Tories out of government for a start. But this isn’t about that. …

Without it, it all falls apart — By the second half of the 20th century, the world had split into democracies and non-democracies — that was the defining distinction between political systems at this point in history. Writing with this as a backdrop, the political philosopher John Rawls sought to define a vision of democratic or liberal…

And why he may have been right to — Friedrich Nietzsche is one of history’s most controversial, and esoteric, philosophers. The way he wrote is very different from how other philosophers would approach communicating these sorts of concepts — he often wrote in biting, witty short quips and phrases — aphorisms — or in flowery, poetic narratives. For this…

At the beginning of the 19th Century, Democracy was entering its boom years. Across the world, democratic systems were springing up, with more and more of the general citizenry having a say in the political direction of the state. It was a century that would see Britain’s politics transformed —…

We owe much to them — For nearly 2000 years after the end of the Ancient Greek empire, Democracy was consigned to the political theory scrap heap. Though variants appeared in patches throughout the world at different moments during this period, none ever truly gained a foothold. Systems like the Roman Republic borrowed heavily from, and…

Let’s go back to the start — Democracy, as a concept, began in Ancient Greece. Specifically, in the Athens City State in around about 500BC. The word Democracy comes from combining the Greek terms ‘Demos’ — common people — and ‘Kratos’ — Strength. In other words, built into its very name is this reason why Democracy has…

Most people think of Nietzsche as something of a grump — his god is dead declarations and talk of staring into abysses etc. But really, Nietzsche’s philosophy is one of positivity, of loving life, of affirmation. What Nietzsche was referring to when it came to affirmation, a theme he returns…

And that’s a good thing — Universal Basic Income is an idea whose time has well and truly come. Even pre-pandemic, it was becoming inevitable. Now? It’s simply a case of when, not if. Here’s why: 1/ It will solve the problem of mass unemployment

At first Glance, Jean-Paul Sartre and Jocko Willink don’t appear to be natural bedfellows. One, perhaps the 20th Century’s most eminent thinker and deepest philosopher. The other, a rough and ready military man who espouses the philosophy of action. But they share a similar view on the idea of how…