“[The] crucial idea here is the vertiginous fall from the 'heart of empire' to 'occupied colony'. In the imperial imagination, there are only two states: dominant and submissive, colonizer and colonized. The dualism lingers. If England is not an imperial power, it must be the only other thing it can be: a colony.”
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Heroic Failure: Brexit and the Politics of Pain
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Fintan O'Toole
Fintan O'Toole is an Irish columnist renowned for his insightful and thought-provoking writing. Born in 1958, he has made significant contributions to the field of journalism and has been a voice of reason in the Irish political and social landscape. more
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