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6 December 2019

What we want: for us to start listening to our intellectuals

After the election, I hope that there is a time and space for thought. 

By Bonnie Greer

What I wish is that this election was not happening. Not now. The Labour Party walked into a bear trap. We are in an era where the country, not recovered from the trauma of Brexit, has to face itself once again.

It is delusional to believe that in some way the nation will come together. Perhaps it will. But this takes a leap of faith too large for me to exhibit at the moment.

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