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Sad, but all too true

Posted on 29/07/2015 by stewculbard

“The time has come for the peers to go”. This was the call from a variety of critics this week as they responded to the scandal of another peer of the realm being caught with his pants down and his … Continue reading →

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Growing to win

Posted on 22/07/2015 by stewculbard

“For all the issues Republic campaigns on our focus has never wavered.  Our mission is simple: to achieve the abolition of the British monarchy in favour of a democratic republic. That’s a tall order, a tough challenge and there are … Continue reading →

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Out of touch

Posted on 06/07/2015 by stewculbard

In his Easter message this year, Prime Minister David Cameron claimed that the UK was “still a Christian country”. As he was saying this, a National Secular Society posting for Wednesday, 8 April, 2015, was publishing the finding of a … Continue reading →

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Remembrance of things past

Posted on 04/05/2015 by stewculbard

My favorite composer of classical music is Gustav Mahler. In my view, the music of Mahler, especially his symphonies, has a range of emotions and a depth of meaning possessed by no other composer. Mahler’s final completed symphony, the ninth, … Continue reading →

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Filling the void

Posted on 24/04/2015 by stewculbard

If it fell on a weekday there would be a public holiday. There would be the solemn 6.00 a.m. service at the Shrine of Remembrance in St. Kilda Road, followed by the military parade through the streets of Melbourne. Then, … Continue reading →

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Give them more than porridge

Posted on 14/04/2015 by stewculbard

The hills and dales, the villages and cities of this country are alive with the sounds of electioneering. There is little music in this, but much of what purports to be hard fact – but, in all probability, is nothing more … Continue reading →

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Behind closed doors

Posted on 31/03/2015 by stewculbard

What has Charles Windsor, the heir to the British crown, been saying to government ministers?  For the past nine years or so that has been the question asked by The Guardian, ever since that newspaper requested copies of 27 pieces … Continue reading →

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The voice of protest

Posted on 23/03/2015 by stewculbard

Save the Children is a charity that I have long been an advocate for and supporter of. It was with great interest, therefore, that I recently learned that this charity was to award its “global legacy award” to Tony Blair, … Continue reading →

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Caught in a trap

Posted on 03/03/2015 by stewculbard

The newspaper headline boldly announced: “Top Tory: I Am Entitled To More Than £67K Salary”. After being caught in a cash for access sting, the former Conservative Foreign Secretary, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, made a pitiful attempt to defend his part … Continue reading →

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Actions speak louder than words

Posted on 20/02/2015 by stewculbard

There is an old saying that “the family that prays together stays together”. The thought, if not the reality, behind these words implies a unity or agreement of feeling or action, usually of religious faith. This is the idea of … Continue reading →

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