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Blog Entries by Benjamin Lazarus from 06/2012

Why We Should Back David Cameron's Stance on Multiculturalism & Forced Marriages

| Posted 06.09.2012 | UK Politics
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Multiculturalism is often mistaken for Jeremy Waldron's theory of cultural cosmopolitanism - the insouciant notion that one can associate oneself with many different cultures.

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Ode To Michael Bloomfield: Review of Blues At The Fillmore 1968 - 1969

| Posted 06.20.2012 | UK
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History however is a cruel mistress, and occasionally people get lost in her vaults, ceasing to be recognised for their immeasurable impact and contribution to a particular field. Certainly in the case of modern day music, Michael Bloomfield is the epitome of this, and today his profound influence remains unknown and untold.

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A Rejoinder to David Lipsey: For the Sake of Progression, Legitimacy and Democracy - The House of Lords Must Be Reformed

| Posted 06.25.2012 | UK Politics
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Robin Cook once commented that reforming the House of Lords was like Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot - "(it) never arrives and some are rather doubtful whether it even exists".

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