Tag Archives: Nick Cohen

We All Hate Julian Assange

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Matt

I have to admit a certain ambivalence towards Julian Assange.  On the one hand I admire what he and Wikileaks have done.  At least from a distance however,   he comes over as somewhat egocentric, grandiose and reckless,  with an … Continue reading →

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Nick Cohen: anti-fascist fighter

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Matt

I’m impressed.  Hardly has the nation had time to wake up from the New Year revelries and there is the redoubtable Nick Cohen, scourge of dictators everywhere, announcing his decision to  leave his friends and family and exchange his pen … Continue reading →

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Britain cracks up

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Matt

Prophecy has never been an exact science, but Nick Cohen’s gormless observation in Sunday’s Observer ‘No riots in Britain. Just quiet, ever-deeper anxiety’ must go down as one of  the more spectacularly ill-timed examples of mainstream media punditry in recent years. In the … Continue reading →

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