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The Spectator: How the dating app meat market is turning us all into merchandise

This is an article I wrote for The Spectator on the vacuity of online dating and how apps have devastated the old fashioned idea of the meet-cute. The published article Continue Reading

Posted On : 11th February 2019 Published By : paulratner
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Why nothing can beat the thrill of American football

I was taken by a CBC news reporter to watch my first ever NFL game in Wembley Stadium and by the second quarter, I was already totally in love with Continue Reading

Posted On : 17th January 2019 Published By : paulratner
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Why parliament is paralysed

I wrote this during the parliamentary wrangling over Brexit under Prime Minister Theresa May’s government. A week later, the House had adopted a similar approach through Indicative Votes. The problem Continue Reading

Posted On : 6th December 2018 Published By : paulratner
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The Spectator: A history of dining at the House of Commons

This is an article I wrote for The Spectator on the unique way in which the food at the House of Commons has changed the course of history. The published Continue Reading

Posted On : 13th September 2018 Published By : paulratner
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Jeremy Corbyn is even useless at being pro-Palestinian

On 27th March 2018, I was proud to stand alongside Conservatives MPs, Labour MPs and protesters in solidarity against the virulent and poisonous anti-semitism in the Labour Party. This is Continue Reading

Posted On : 3rd September 2018 Published By : paulratner
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The Telegraph: Love Island – we’ve all been there

When I interned briefly at The Telegraph, I was lucky enough to sneak a piece on Love Island, only the best show on TV, into the paper. My editor, who Continue Reading

Posted On : 9th July 2018 Published By : paulratner
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The Spectator: Annabel’s relaunched – can it recapture that old Mayfair magic?

This is an article I wrote for The Spectator on how the founding members of Annabel’s felt about the club’s multi-million pound make-over. The published article can be found here: Continue Reading

Posted On : 20th March 2018 Published By : paulratner
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The Spectator: Kettner’s – the Soho establishment that changed history

This is an article I wrote for The Spectator on the storied history of a London icon, Kettner’s. The article came about after the assistant editor and I discussed how Continue Reading

Posted On : 15th January 2018 Published By : paulratner
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The Solution to the London Housing Crisis Or – How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Local Government

Based on my experience of working with developers, this is an article I wrote for Conservative Home on how local Councils could revolutionise the planning system. The published article can Continue Reading

Posted On : 7th September 2017 Published By : paulratner
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The Commentator: Pride and prejudice – the vanishing of patriotism in Britain

In 2011, I founded The One Nation Campaign, which sought to fly the British flag in every school in the country. Through engagement with City Hall, our campaign encouraged the Continue Reading

Posted On : 12th January 2012 Published By : paulratner

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