Archive - Notes From Plague Island

When Compassion Is Political: The Human Cost of Starmer’s U-turn on Trans Rights

In July 2016, The Guardian published a poignant piece titled ‘People think we wake up and decide to be trans,’ amplifying real trans voices and…

Apr 22 •

The Eugenics Revival: RFK Jr., Autism Lies, and the Death of Compassion

Back in December, we wrote that Robert F.

Apr 17 •

Part 5: Accelerating Toward Autocracy: Nick Land's Vision and Its Implementation.

Part 1: The Dark Enlightenment Lens: Understanding the Slow Strangulation of Democracy

Apr 16 •

Farage Rising: How Labour’s Failure is Opening the Door to Catastrophe

If a general election were held today, Nigel Farage would be on course to become Prime Minister.

Apr 16 •

Part 4: From Heidegger to Here: The Philosophical Roots of America's Alt Right

Part 1: The Dark Enlightenment Lens: Understanding the Slow Strangulation of Democracy

Apr 7 •

Part 3: Silicon Valley's Unholy Alliance: How Tech Wealth Powers the New Religious Right

Part 1: The Dark Enlightenment Lens: Understanding the Slow Strangulation of Democracy

Apr 4 •

Part 2: The Shadow of Christian Nationalism: J.D. Vance, the Vice Presidency, and the Threat to Pluralism

Part 1: The Dark Enlightenment Lens: Understanding the Slow Strangulation of Democracy

Apr 1 •

March 2025

Part 1: The Dark Enlightenment Lens: Understanding the Slow Strangulation of Democracy

Part 2: The Shadow of Christian Nationalism: J.D.

Mar 28 •

Austerity Everlasting? Labour's Cowardice Presides Over Britain's Decay

So, this is it.

Mar 27 •

Donald Trump and the Orwellian Mirror: Doublethink, Big Brother, and the Erasure of Truth

George Orwell’s 1984 paints a world where truth is a malleable tool, wielded by the Party through slogans like "War is Peace," the omnipotent figure of…

Mar 20 •

Keir Starmer’s Austerity Betrayal: Labour’s Lost Soul?

When Labour stormed to victory in July 2024, Keir Starmer stood at the helm of a party promising a seismic shift: relief from years of Conservative…

Mar 17 •

The Butchers of the Earth: How Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Lead Us to Ruin

There is an old proverb attributed to the Cree that warns:

Mar 13 •

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