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Has my book confounded its readers?
Not the book many expected given the theme of 'progress'
Jul 30
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Ben Cobley
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June 2025
My speech at Verdurin book launch
How discussing progress as theory seems to miss the point
Jun 26
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Ben Cobley
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Podcast with Louise Perry on all things progressive
The self-promotion continues
Jun 23
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Ben Cobley
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Book launch + debate on progress, next Weds in London
Come along to the Verdurin arts space in Hoxton if you can
Jun 18
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Ben Cobley
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May 2025
The Progress Trap - first interview released + special offer
The promotion begins; 30% off if you buy via the publisher's website
May 24
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Ben Cobley
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April 2025
Progress Trap cover 'endorsements'
It's the greatest thing of all time, oh yes.
Apr 25
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Ben Cobley
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Britain’s journey towards Islamic statehood
A reflection on two articles about how Islamism is transforming our society
Apr 2
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Ben Cobley
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February 2025
Retrieving a sense of bigness
From my forgetting to our sense of loss
Feb 2
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Ben Cobley
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September 2023
‘Anglo-Gaullism’ piece for Unherd
With added extras and a Substack update
Sep 17, 2023
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Ben Cobley
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July 2023
The Last Post (for now)
Existential Politics is to go into hibernation for a while
Jul 25, 2023
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Ben Cobley
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The Conservative Party as a progressive party
How economic expansion trumps conservation in the Tory world view
Jul 24, 2023
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Ben Cobley
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On American (or Anglophone elite) hubris
They keep on mistaking their superior power for superior knowledge
Jul 20, 2023
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Ben Cobley
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