W.JAre there persistent elements of republican thinking in English political thought that appear both…The months following the regicide of King Charles I in January 1649 marked the period in which the English constitution was reshaped into a…12 min read·Nov 28, 2021----
W.JIs it most persuasive to see Hobbes’s theory of liberty as a response to republicanism?The “greatest masterpiece of political philosophy ever written in the English language,” Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan (1651) was intellectually…10 min read·Nov 28, 2021----
W.JHobbes, Lyotard and the MetaverseThe concept of the “Meta-Verse” will be alien to most. Originating out of crypto space, it is known by only a small fraction of the global…11 min read·Sep 5, 2021----
W.JRevisiting Lyotard’s Postmodern ConditionThe purpose of this article is to lay out my own framework of thought on contemporary society and to comment on what I see as the current…10 min read·Jun 5, 2021----
W.JWhy did new “Great Powers” rise to prominence within the European states system during the long…Together, the Austrian War of Succession and the Seven Years War fundamentally changed the balance of power within the European states…14 min read·Feb 25, 2021----
W.JCowling: Tory Marxism and the Conservative partyFor many on the British Right today Marxism represents a doctrine that is anathema to the Conservative disposition. Indeed, it is easy to…11 min read·Jan 8, 2021----
W.JThe High Politics of BrexitIt has now been more than four years since the Brexit vote and it is only this week (late December 2020) that its dramatic saga appears to…5 min read·Dec 29, 2020----
W.JHow far and in what ways did Disraeli contribute to the transformation of the Conservative party…It is evidently clear that the Conservative party underwent a significant transformation in the latter half of the 19th century. However…12 min read·Dec 21, 2020----
W.JGladstone: Transition from being the rising hope of the“stern and unbending Tories” to the…Gladstonian Liberalism was not the same as Victorian Liberalism. It was in many ways unique to Gladstone and was a creed applicable to no…13 min read·Nov 20, 2020----
