Rob FrancisKen Loach and the cowardice of the left“You calling me a prick? I’m a married man with six kids!” — Chris Coleman, former Sunderland managerAug 15, 20217Aug 15, 20217
Rob FrancisWhy English patriotism?After the win over Ukraine the other day, a friend of mine asked, “explain to me about this patriotism thing, then, because I don’t get…Jul 7, 20212Jul 7, 20212
Rob FrancisGood of the game** The below is a chapter from a book I am currently writing. I am looking for representation; if you are interested I am on twitter…Apr 19, 20211Apr 19, 20211
Rob FrancisIn defence of algorithmsThe A-Level results fiasco has been all across the news this week, and rightly so. There have been many examples of students getting…Aug 15, 2020Aug 15, 2020
Rob FrancisParadigm shiftsBored on a Sunday evening in lockdown, so I thought I’d post some random musings on here.May 3, 2020May 3, 2020
Rob FrancisSemantics won’t save the leftRebecca Long-Bailey’s latest salvo in her increasingly doomed leadership campaign came with an article in inews this week, entitled “The…Mar 4, 2020Mar 4, 2020
Rob FrancisCommunitarianismKristian Niemietz, he of the IEA and the Twitter, has written a fairly condemnatory blog about communitarianism. It’s typically…Feb 24, 2020Feb 24, 2020
Rob FrancisMaybe, the problem is youI wondered if I might feel vindicated, but I don’t.Dec 13, 20193Dec 13, 20193
Rob FrancisElection 2019Increasingly, I loathe General Elections. More and more, I notice even people I’d always seen as being fairly level-headed flip abruptly…Nov 1, 2019Nov 1, 2019