MANCHESTER SQUARE
June 2013
Against all the odds Standpoint has survived and flourished. This month, thanks to our readers, writers and supporters, we celebrate our fifth birthday
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May 2013
'Margaret Thatcher rejoiced in her role as the charioteer of the nation'
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April 2013
'The notion that the three Abrahamix religions is wholly Western. Like "European", "Abrahamic" is at best platitudinous, at worst bogus'
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March 2013
"I emerged from my spell of jury service with an enhanced respect for the law; any ruler who is above the law — as EU institutions are in effect — is a tyrant"
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Manchester Square is Standpoint editor Daniel Johnson's monthly editorial, named after Standpoint's London location.
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