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Time for change

Posted on 22/04/2022 by stewculbard

Within the next few days, parents across the country will be waiting for information that tells them which primary school their children will be assigned. The event is usually termed “primary school offer day in England”. For many parents the … Continue reading →

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Two who made a difference

Posted on 02/04/2022 by stewculbard

Two memorial services have been held in the past few days. The first service took place in London. It was for Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. He was the consort of the British … Continue reading →

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A relic of the past

Posted on 15/03/2022 by stewculbard

Occasionally, an item arrives in the email inbox that enables an individual to do something to correct one of the many of the wrongs, as personally perceived, with the society in which we live. Such was the case recently when … Continue reading →

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Turning possibility into reality

Posted on 18/02/2022 by stewculbard

The Chagos Archipelago, or Chagos Islands (formerly the Bassas de Chagas, and later the Oil Islands), is “a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean about 310 miles south of the Maldives archipelago” (Wikipedia). … Continue reading →

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The only way

Posted on 30/01/2022 by stewculbard

The National Secular Society recently published an article by its Chairman, Stephen Evans, that focused on the plans of the Church of England “to give Anglican church leaders from around the world greater power in choosing future archbishops of Canterbury.” … Continue reading →

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Taking a principled stand

Posted on 14/01/2022 by stewculbard

Readers of this blog will know that, occasionally, it will include aspects of mailings that I occasionally send to my MP, a member of the Conservative Party presently governing the UK. With the present state of this government, and especially … Continue reading →

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Falling trees in the forest of Westminster

Posted on 23/11/2021 by stewculbard

When teaching philosophy of religion with Sixth Form students at a Northampton secondary school, there was the occasional reference to the following philosophical allegory, “When a tree falls in the forest and there is no one there to hear it, … Continue reading →

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A Catalyst for Change

Posted on 16/10/2021 by stewculbard

It is a topic that is, once again, beginning to be raised in the news media and discussed across the public sphere. For many, however, it remains a subject that should rear its head only in private conversation. It was, … Continue reading →

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To be, or not to be – a hero

Posted on 20/08/2021 by stewculbard

It has happened again. They are being talked about, feted in the news media, having television programmes celebrating their achievements, and awarded medals, titles, and status. They have been a constant and much-discussed feature of the NHS, then their presence … Continue reading →

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Not fit for purpose

Posted on 07/06/2021 by stewculbard

The British Republican Movement has a documentary film on its new You Tube channel. The film is called “The Man Who Shouldn’t be King”. The documentary is, of course, about the man, Charles Windsor, who, in the not-too-distant-future, as King … Continue reading →

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