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Benjamin Mercer
City University, London
I'm Benjamin Mercer. Studying Newspaper Journalism (MA) at City, University of London. I blog on Medium (@BenjaminMercer), Twit on Twitter (@BMercer91), and rant on Facebook (Ben.Mercer.182) Views very much my own, though I'm happy to share.
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Our hysteria is selective, and true evil is camera-shy.

In Yemen, Britain is complicit in the very crimes for which we castigate Assad

Our hysteria is selective, and true evil is camera-shy.

What sane justice system thinks cricket is more serious than domestic abuse?

I abused my wife - but I won't go to jail, because sport

What sane justice system thinks cricket is more serious than domestic abuse?

We have seen no proof that Assad was responsible for the chemical attack in Idlib. The US has launched missiles anyway.

The US missile strike in Syria should alarm us all

We have seen no proof that Assad was responsible for the chemical attack in Idlib. The US has launched missiles anyway.

War with Spain, Tarzan, and Hitler the Zionist. What ever happened to the idea that wisdom comes with age?

Our elder statesmen are disgraceful - and Ken Livingstone is the worst of the lot

War with Spain, Tarzan, and Hitler the Zionist. What ever happened to the idea that wisdom comes with age?

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Decline and Fall has been adapted by the very thing it parodies, a modern and fashionable institution, run by a modern and fashionable clique. And it shows.

The Problem with the BBC's adaptation of Decline and Fall

Decline and Fall has been adapted by the very thing it parodies, a modern and fashionable institution, run by a modern and fashionable clique. And it shows.

We're now so familiar with 'acts of terror' that we have have a list of automatic responses. The newest of these is the most absurd.

We MUST ignore the pleas to 'stop talking about terrorism'

We're now so familiar with 'acts of terror' that we have have a list of automatic responses. The newest of these is the most absurd.

The attack in Westminster exposes serious flaws with our security. Questions must be answered.

Why the Westminster attack was a lucky escape

The attack in Westminster exposes serious flaws with our security. Questions must be answered.

She didn’t lose because she has a vagina, she lost because she’s a liar, a fraud and a charlatan.

Stop blaming sexism for Hillary Clinton's defeat

She didn’t lose because she has a vagina, she lost because she’s a liar, a fraud and a charlatan.

Drones are becoming commonplace. We should all be scared.

We're all being watched - and there's nothing we can do about it

Drones are becoming commonplace. We should all be scared.

Aristocrats and cronies, Remainers all, are playing EU citizens as pawns.

Who’s really to blame for scaring EU citizens?

Aristocrats and cronies, Remainers all, are playing EU citizens as pawns.

The Labour Party is in crisis. Can anything be done to fix it?

How to fix the Labour Party

The Labour Party is in crisis. Can anything be done to fix it?

If this fourth-rate provocateur is the face of modern fascism, I’ll be sleeping soundly.

It's time to end the hysteria surrounding Milo Yiannopoulos

If this fourth-rate provocateur is the face of modern fascism, I’ll be sleeping soundly.

I don’t buy cigarettes for the box art.

Why plain packaging on cigarettes is pointless

I don’t buy cigarettes for the box art.

And do stop prattling on about fascism.

There is No 'Muslim Ban'

And do stop prattling on about fascism.

The Left once knew that there could be no opposition without free speech. It seems they've forgotten.

UC Berkeley 'protesters' should be ashamed of themselves

The Left once knew that there could be no opposition without free speech. It seems they've forgotten.

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