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Richard McN Douglas

Richard McN Douglas

On Death

Each one will die, and yet together Mankind will surely live forever. Though you and I will surely die, Mankind will soon take wing and…

7 min readFeb 18, 2021

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Richard McN Douglas

Rediscovering social democracy in the post-Corbyn ruins

We have been here before, haven’t we? It’s an ever-present question, but one that really comes to the fore in the wake of a shocking…

11 min readDec 22, 2019

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Rediscovering social democracy in the post-Corbyn ruins

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Richard McN Douglas

A few words on Danny Baker

A few words on Danny Baker, prompted by coverage of ‘that tweet’ in the Guardian.

5 min readMay 16, 2019

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A few words on Danny Baker

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Richard McN Douglas

Fantasy Island, Lexit-style

Left-wingers who want a hard Brexit would throw out the baby with the bathwater.

7 min readJan 17, 2019

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Fantasy Island, Lexit-style

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Richard McN Douglas

Going through the motions

Even with the best of intentions behind them most local Labour Party motions are no good, says Richard Douglas. Drawing on his previous…

5 min readJan 10, 2019

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Going through the motions

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Richard McN Douglas

When the music stops

‘There it is. The bad mother.’

19 min readOct 19, 2018

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Richard McN Douglas

The Referendum

The Referendum

29 min readJul 31, 2017

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The Referendum

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Richard McN Douglas

Labour’s election campaign: it was the soft left what (almost) won it

Labour’s strong showing in the general election was built on a partnership between Corbynism and the wider Labour Party: together this…

5 min readJun 10, 2017

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Labour’s election campaign: it was the soft left what (almost) won it

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Richard McN Douglas

So I watched La La Land

So I saw La La Land the other day, and here are a few brief words on it. Before going any further, let me say there are some spoilers to…

5 min readJan 30, 2017

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So I watched La La Land

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Richard McN Douglas

Harold Pinter Had A Dream…

or THE BOX OFFICE IN HEAVEN

26 min readNov 11, 2016

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Richard McN Douglas

Richard McN Douglas

Father of Bairns 1 & 2. PhD student at Goldsmiths / CUSP. AFC Wimbledon & armchair Spurs. Social democrat, trade unionist, & environmentalist. Likes / dislikes.

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