GB News · 2 October 2026
Labour’s ‘far-right’ pub is a pint, a dog and a village inn
Matt Goodwin. A short laptop hit on the claim that warm ale, a Labrador and a pub are a far-right nostalgic vision.
Writer · Publican · Oxfordshire
Rory Hanrahan
Politics, pubs, Ireland, and the quiet erosion of common sense — for The Spectator, Telegraph and Spiked.
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Forget Skynet. Where are the profit margins?
5 September 2026
Artificial intelligence is the story of 2026, and not because the machines have become Skynet. The profits do not justify the costs. The two stories we are told about AI are not rivals. They are the same management failure.
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