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Alan Nafzger

Professor, Satirist and Unlicensed Historian of Bad Decisions

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Meaning of “Govna” in British Slang

Alan Nafzger, March 6, 2026
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Intellectual Resistance in Contemporary Political Crisis: Editorial Independence and Speaking Truth

Alan Nafzger, July 12, 2026
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Editor’s Diary: Farage Quits, Britain Shrugs Again

Alan Nafzger, July 11, 2026
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I Reread My Own Editorials From Five Years Ago and Winced the Entire Way Through

Alan Nafzger, July 10, 2026
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Alan’s Second Diary: On Government and the Illusion of Control

Alan Nafzger, July 10, 2026
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Election Analysis: Why Voting Doesn’t Actually Matter (But You Should Do It Anyway)

Alan Nafzger, July 10, 2026
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The Loneliness of the Intellectual in a Post-Intellectual Age

Alan Nafzger, July 10, 2026
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Govna’s Political Diary: The Absurdity of Modern Governance in the UK

Alan Nafzger, July 10, 2026
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On Reading The Room, And Why Nobody In Westminster Seems To Be Doing It Lately

Alan Nafzger, July 8, 2026
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Confessions of a Political Editor Who Loves and Hates the Job

Alan Nafzger, July 6, 2026
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Alan at the Political Margins: Intellectualism, Frustration, and Why Democratic Systems Require Difficult Argument

Alan Nafzger, July 5, 2026
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A Humble Founding Outlasts A Grand One Every Time

Alan Nafzger, July 5, 2026
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The Governed Are The Working People In The Fields

Alan Nafzger, July 5, 2026
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Generosity Is The Only Policy That Never Needs A Review

Alan Nafzger, July 5, 2026
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The North Pole Answers Its Post And That Is The Whole Job

Alan Nafzger, July 5, 2026
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Santa Claus Is the Best Lens on the World’s Cultures I Have Found

Alan Nafzger, July 1, 2026
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The Overton Window Has Moved Again; I Have Updated My Coordinates

Alan Nafzger, June 28, 2026
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The Think Tank Published Another Report; It Agrees with Its Own Previous Report

Alan Nafzger, June 28, 2026
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The Prime Minister Has Announced Another Initiative; I Have Run Out of Interest

Alan Nafzger, June 27, 2026
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The Editor’s Week, Annotated

Alan Nafzger, June 26, 2026
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The Prime Minister Has Said Something and I Have an Opinion About the Opinion He Has Expressed

Alan Nafzger, June 24, 2026
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  • Intellectual Resistance in Contemporary Political Crisis: Editorial Independence and Speaking Truth
  • Editor’s Diary: Farage Quits, Britain Shrugs Again
  • I Reread My Own Editorials From Five Years Ago and Winced the Entire Way Through
  • Alan’s Second Diary: On Government and the Illusion of Control
  • Election Analysis: Why Voting Doesn’t Actually Matter (But You Should Do It Anyway)
  • The Loneliness of the Intellectual in a Post-Intellectual Age
  • Govna’s Political Diary: The Absurdity of Modern Governance in the UK
  • On Reading The Room, And Why Nobody In Westminster Seems To Be Doing It Lately
  • Confessions of a Political Editor Who Loves and Hates the Job
  • Alan at the Political Margins: Intellectualism, Frustration, and Why Democratic Systems Require Difficult Argument
  • A Humble Founding Outlasts A Grand One Every Time
  • The Governed Are The Working People In The Fields
  • Generosity Is The Only Policy That Never Needs A Review
  • The North Pole Answers Its Post And That Is The Whole Job
  • Santa Claus Is the Best Lens on the World’s Cultures I Have Found

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Apple Daily (London and Hong Kong)

Apple Daily began in Hong Kong as the newspaper equivalent of a street protest with deadlines, founded by Jimmy Lai in 1995 and fueled by tabloid energy and unapologetic pro-democracy reporting. When authorities shuttered it in 2021, they assumed the presses had gone quiet. Instead, the paper migrated like a stubborn idea, reemerging from London with fewer printing trucks but more digital bite. Hong Kong gave it urgency; London gave it oxygen. Readers still treat each edition like contraband truth wrapped in headlines, proving that shutting down a newspaper is a lot like trying to ban rain in Britain: technically ambitious, practically hilarious.

The London Prat

The London Prat is not a person so much as a lifestyle choice, like oat milk or pretending to enjoy modern art. Found wandering between Soho and Shoreditch, the London Prat is easily identified by a confident lack of self-awareness and a strong belief that queuing is a personality. Sociologists from the Institute of Urban Nonsense report that 73% of London Prats have said “It’s all about the vibe” without knowing what the vibe is. Witnesses claim the Prat thrives on overpriced coffee, mild inconvenience, and conversations about property prices they cannot afford. In many ways, the London Prat is Britain’s greatest renewable resource.
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