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How Privatisation, Not Immigration, Bankrupted the Country By Mohamed Miah | The Narratives For decades, Britain’s leaders have told a familiar story: public services are failing, prisons are overcrowded, the NHS is overstretched, and the welfare system is unsustainable. The blame, we are told, lies with immigration, an ageing population, and so-called “welfare dependency”. But…
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By Mohamed Miah | The Narratives For decades, China’s rise has been an uncomfortable truth for the West. Once dismissed as a manufacturing hub for cheap electronics, the country rapidly evolved into a technological powerhouse, a global economic force, and a genuine rival to Western dominance. By 2019, China was on the brink of leading…
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By Mohamed Miah In the ancient world, rivers like the Euphrates coursed through the heart of civilisations, nurturing life, creating boundaries, and holding spiritual significance. Today, those same lands remain battlefields of control—places where wars are fought, civilisations are erased, and the seeds of future conflicts are sown. But what if these wars, genocides, and…
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By Mohamed Miah There’s something deeply unsettling about the way time governs our lives. From the moment we wake up to the chime of an alarm, to the endless cycles of work and productivity, we are tethered to a system that feels inescapable. But what if I told you that time, as we know it,…
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By Mohamed Miah In 1969, the world watched in awe as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. The event was hailed as a triumph of human ingenuity, scientific progress, and the limitless possibilities of space exploration. It marked the culmination of years of effort to push the…
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By Mohamed Miah They lived on the edge. Artists, scientists, writers, thinkers—some of the most brilliant minds in history, they burned so intensely that it consumed them. For many of these geniuses, creativity wasn’t just a product of intellect; it was a force born out of madness, rage, and an overwhelming drive to create. Behind…
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By Mohamed Miah In the world of mathematics, there exists a simple yet perplexing problem known as the Collatz conjecture. On the surface, it appears as a straightforward sequence, but for decades, it has defied solution, leaving even the brightest minds scratching their heads. However, what if the Collatz conjecture was never meant to be…
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By Mohamed Miah In human existence we often pride ourselves on the advances that set us apart from the animal kingdom—our intellect, our civilisations, and our capacity for reason. Yet, beneath these layers of sophistication, there lurk primal instincts that we share with our animal counterparts. The struggle for dominance, the drive for reproduction, and…
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James walked briskly up the steps to the entrance of the small hotel, barely noticing the chipped paint on the once-grand door. It had been a long day at work, and all he could think about was collapsing into the comfort of his room. The doorman, an old man with a perpetually furrowed brow and…
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