Stuart Russell

Born in the DSA, I was...

The Trump administration’s insistence on renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the ‘Gulf of America’ back in February of this year felt to many like a PR wheeze designed to capture news headlines and/or an early marker (red flag?) to indicate that the Donald’s ‘America First’ agenda would be extremely broad in scope. It was also, I’d suggest, an opportunity mi…

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My violence good, your violence bad.

Many far more intelligent and erudite people than me have commented on Charlie Kirk’s murder, and will continue to do so. It feels hard to add anything original to the debate, and I’m not sure I will succeed here, but strong feelings need to be articulated, so here we go…

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When Is a Plan Not a Plan?

One of my favourite expressions in relation to the intellectual pygmy currently inhabiting the White House is ‘sane-washing’. I’m not sure who coined it, but I first saw it being used by US Economist Paul Krugman in a recent column where he talked about the natural instinct of serious and sensible journalists to try to find some logic, rationale or stra…

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Damming the Donald

Some time ago, and prior to last year’s US election, a friend of mine asked me if I could ever say anything complimentary about Donald Trump. My answer was immediately ‘no’, although that pained me a little because I generally pride myself on being able to find some positive or redeeming characteristic in most people. I mean, even Hitler loved animals, …

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Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Continent.

The USA is descending into technocratic authoritarianism and President Dumpy's international diplomacy skills have all the allure and charm of a used prophylactic. Come on Europe - your time is now. For seasoned White House observers and anyone living in the UK, the last 48 hours has been a period of remarkable contrasts. In Trump’s ‘Brave New America’ gameshow, contestants compete to survive an Oval Office meeting without the President handing them their arse on a platter. Remarkably, French President Emmanuel Macron somehow managed to disagree wi…

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In Defence of The Realm: Brexit and The Real Cost of Exceptionalism

It has been almost ten years since the UK historically voted to leave the European Union, and very little has changed for those of us who argued that remaining was the only sensible choice. In writing this article, let me first state that I am no slavish fanboy for the European Union in the sense that I believe the EU’s institutions have some important flaws and are badly in need of reform. For too many years now, these bodies have seemed distant and very far removed from the daily lives of European citizens. Perception has a funny habit o…

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The Star-Spangled Bummer.

Despite the optimism, bluster and hubris of Trump’s inauguration speech, the United States remains a deeply troubled and divided nation, with an increasingly uncertain role on the world stage. Despite the optimism, bluster and hubris of Trump’s inauguration speech, the United States remains a deeply troubled and divided nation, with an increasingly uncertain role on the world stage.

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Rip It Up and Start Again.

As someone who has worked in marketing for longer than I’d care to admit, I often think about the psychology of branding and what makes a brand appeal to a prospective consumer in a way that another brand does not (I’m great fun at parties, I promise!). With the passing of time and age, we often develop a loyalty to certain brands and their products, an…

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Born in the DSA, I was...

My violence good, your violence bad.

When Is a Plan Not a Plan?

Damming the Donald

Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Continent.

In Defence of The Realm: Brexit and The Real Cost of Exceptionalism

The Star-Spangled Bummer.

Rip It Up and Start Again.

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