Existential Politics

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The tragedy of the centre-left
An old think-tank report showed off Labour's failures in advance
Dec 30, 2025 • Ben Cobley
The progressive justification for untruth
A Soviet argument for ‘the cover-up’, with resonance for our own situation
Dec 7, 2025 • Ben Cobley
How we are all progressives, really
Unherd article points to how even anti-progressives show progressive assumptions
Oct 24, 2025 • Ben Cobley
Bookshop Barnie, Tuesday 9th September, Zoom
Debate the merits of The Progress Trap in this Battle of Ideas satellite event, online
Aug 31, 2025 • Ben Cobley
Has my book confounded its readers?
Not the book many expected given the theme of 'progress'
Jul 30, 2025 • Ben Cobley
My speech at Verdurin book launch
How discussing progress as theory seems to miss the point
Jun 26, 2025 • Ben Cobley
Podcast with Louise Perry on all things progressive
The self-promotion continues
Jun 23, 2025 • Ben Cobley
Book launch + debate on progress, next Weds in London
Come along to the Verdurin arts space in Hoxton if you can
Jun 18, 2025 • Ben Cobley
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