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Walton Pantland

Walton Pantland

Cold swimming

At the beginning of 2022, I started swimming in cold water every day.

6 min readFeb 3, 2022

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Cold swimming

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Walton Pantland

The Political Gnosis of The Man in the High Castle

Spoiler alert: if you haven’t watched the series or read the book, this piece contains spoilers.

8 min readJan 4, 2016

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The Political Gnosis of The Man in the High Castle

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Labor and Trade Unions

From global workplace to social factory

How do we organise when the whole of society becomes a factory?

5 min readAug 27, 2015

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From global workplace to social factory

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Labor and Trade Unions

Why vote for the lesser evil?

Trade unionists in the UK are horrified at the prospect of five more years of Tory barbarism. What went wrong?

6 min readMay 8, 2015

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Why vote for the lesser evil?

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Walton Pantland

Some polling station observations

Violence and intimidation? The atmosphere was lovely

4 min readSep 18, 2014

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Some polling station observations

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Walton Pantland

Scottish independence referendum: some thoughts on nationalism

As a Leftist, nationalism makes me uncomfortable. But I have barely noticed it in this campaign.

6 min readSep 17, 2014

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Scottish independence referendum: some thoughts on nationalism

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Walton Pantland

The “No” campaign is a disgrace

The “No” campaign’s intervention in the Scottish independence debate is the stupidest political strategy I have seen, ever

4 min readFeb 22, 2014

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The “No” campaign is a disgrace

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Walton Pantland

Scottish Independence: why refusing currency union will backfire on Westminster parties

Yesterday the Conservatives, Labour and LibDems showed unprecedented unity in announcing that they will refuse to allow Scotland to use the pound if it votes for independence. Bad move.

3 min readFeb 12, 2014

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Scottish Independence: why refusing currency union will backfire on Westminster parties

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Walton Pantland

Walton Pantland

South African trade unionist living in Geneva via Scotland. Grumpy when decaffeinated, but not evil. Politics, philosophy, ice swimming and running.

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