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Old wine in new wineskins

Posted on 21/09/2018 by stewculbard

The impression was immediate. The music was a reflection of the Scottish mountains through which I was driving – big, bold, imposing and unforgettable. It confronted my hearing in the grand manner of the Scandinavian symphonies of Anton Bruckner and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Freddie Mercury, musical pictures, new wineskins, old wine, popular music, Queen, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, symphonic music, Tolga Kashif | Leave a comment

Are some more equal than others?

Posted on 26/08/2018 by stewculbard

In the previous article (see: A right-royal carve-up…) I referred to the plethora of television programmes that rehearsed the lives of the British monarch in particular and the royal lineage in general. I made the comment that an outcome of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birth equality, duty, monarchic continuity, royal babies, royal prerogative, royal privilege, vigilance | Leave a comment

A right-royal carve-up

Posted on 18/08/2018 by stewculbard

An appearance on Desert Island Discs is a sure sign that a personality has indeed arrived at the forefront of public perception. Earlier this year, a former pupil of the Northampton School for Boys, Matt Smith, made such an appearance … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged actor, anachronisms, celebrity, Desert Island Discs, disguises, false consciousness, fantasy world, Matt Smith, modernity, self-mirror, virtual reality | Leave a comment

There is another way

Posted on 20/07/2018 by stewculbard

Professor Stephen Haseler died in July, 2017 (see this blog’s tribute to him: The man defined his work, 18 August, 2017). Dr Haseler was a prolific author, writing on issues of law, politics and political parties, international relations, democracy, economics … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged author, Brexit, British elitism, broken capitalism, global role, globalization, imperialism, lecturer, market consensus, market extremism, neo-liberalism, pro-European, republican, social conflict, social democracy, social democrat, Stephen Haseler, the great financial crash | Leave a comment

So much, to so few, for so little

Posted on 08/07/2018 by stewculbard

The breaking news headline stated that, “A spokesperson for Kensington Palace says the christening of Prince Louis of Cambridge by the Archbishop of Canterbury will take place on Monday, July 9, at the Chapel Royal of St. James’s Palace in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ancien regime, christening, citizen's rights, elites, established church, inheritance, Privy Council, propaganda, republicanism, royal palaces, royal prerogative powers | Leave a comment

More myth-busting

Posted on 14/06/2018 by stewculbard

The well-known English secular philosopher and educator, Professor A.C. Grayling, considers that religious education has a legitimate place in the curriculum of a state-sponsored education system. He further considers that religious education must not be taught with a sectarian, confessional … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A.C.Grayling, collective worship, confessionalism, equal opportunities, evangelism, faith schools, freedom of expression, fundamentalism, gender equality, history of ideas, human rights, inclusivity, liberty, myth-busting, opting-out, philosophy and ethics, proselytism, sectarian, segregation, state education, Voluntary Aided schools | Leave a comment

Myth-busting

Posted on 21/05/2018 by stewculbard

In my previous article (120: No More Faith Schools) I argued that, in a contemporary multi-cultural society, it is necessary to have a secular education system. There is no place for a state-supported system of faith schools. Such schools are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged acceptable academic standards, empathy, faith schools, ghettoism., human rights, inclusiveness, myths, National Secular Society, proselytization, reason., religious discrimination, religious education, religious selection, secular education system, social and ethnic segregation, social cohesion, social segregation, state maintained schools, universal educational principles | Leave a comment

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