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The insurrection of the English

From The Guardian, a review of How England Made the English: From Hedgerows to Heathrow by Harry Mount. Norm Geras on Englishness. From History and Policy, not protest but direct action: David Goodway on anarchism past and present; and Bryce Evans on “responsible capitalism”: A return to “moral economy” in England? Capitalism on trial: How the BBC rigged capitalism’s acquittal. From BBC Magazine, were single mothers better off in the 19th Century? A review of Splendour & Squalor: The Disgrace and Disintegration of Three Aristocratic Dynasties by Marcus Scriven. Why shouldn't I cheat? Everybody else does: England no longer expects every man to do — or even to know — his duty, and corruption is creeping into our moral culture. Takis Fotopoulos on the insurrection of the English underclass. Writing the riots: Horatio Morpurgo on Paul Goodman and Growing Up Absurd. From Lawrence & Wishart, you can download (reg. req.) the ebook Regeneration, which focuses on the question of intergenerational justice. Does "Blue Labour" fetishise local democratic action at the expense of national institutions and identities?