Matthew Parris recently wrote an article for The Times (paywall) arguing for the UK to withdraw from the 1951 Geneva Convention on refugees. To make this argument he criticises the idea that we have “an equal duty on the part of all to care for all: a duty blindfolded against our particular relationship with individuals …
In a recent article, Ed West argues that while the Left used to be associated with moral relativism (“there is no one truth” etc), today it is much more absolutist. Whether it’s Rhodes Must Fall or Defund the Police, the Left’s moral confidence feels similar to the conservative preachers and politicians of the 70s and …
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