Ivor Jones, Author at Uncommon Ground

As with Brexit, Labour Finds Itself Caught in the Middle in Scotland

March 21, 2017 Ivor Jones 0

If the Labour party doesn’t manage to tread a strong, alternative unionist path to the Conservatives then it faces becoming an irrelevancy on the Scottish Question as it is in danger of doing so on the Brexit Question.

The Siege of Aleppo Has No Easy Answers

November 28, 2016 Ivor Jones 0

Eighty-two men, women and children shot on the spot. Homes and buildings bombed to smithereens to create a landscape reminiscent of Dresden. Innocents blasted into oblivion by indiscriminate ‘air strikes’

Trump’s Victory is a Disaster for American Common Sense and Decency

November 9, 2016 Ivor Jones 0

Things weren’t supposed to be this way. Hillary Rodham Clinton looked as if she was treading a sure path to the White House. All major pollsters and newspapers were projecting

The Vilification of Ex-Muslims and Islamic Reformers

October 12, 2016 Ivor Jones 5

Those fighting for Islamic reform are some of the bravest, courageous and most important people alive today. We owe them our support. When Martin Luther sent his Ninety-Five Thesis to

Corbyn is Not Simply Incompetent; He is Morally Indefensible

September 10, 2016 Ivor Jones 1

In the interests of openness and honesty I must start this piece with a confession. Back in June 2015 I was supportive of Corbyn’s candidacy to be the leader of the

The Twofold Wrongheadedness Of The Burkini Row

August 30, 2016 Ivor Jones 0

“The burkini is like a uniform, a symbol of Islamist extremism.” These were the words of David Lisnard, the Mayor of Cannes, explaining why he was banning the use of

An Intolerance of Democracy Has Been Unleashed Post-Brexit

July 27, 2016 Ivor Jones 0

The bigotry a number of Brits have shown towards migrants and ethnic minorities in the weeks since the EU referendum has been truly shocking. People have been shouted at in

Articles by Ivor Jones

As with Brexit, Labour Finds Itself Caught in the Middle in Scotland

The Siege of Aleppo Has No Easy Answers

Trump’s Victory is a Disaster for American Common Sense and Decency

The Vilification of Ex-Muslims and Islamic Reformers

Corbyn is Not Simply Incompetent; He is Morally Indefensible

The Twofold Wrongheadedness Of The Burkini Row

An Intolerance of Democracy Has Been Unleashed Post-Brexit

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The Need for an Expanded Theory of Mind in an Era of Increasing Polarisation | Angelos Sofocleous