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The only way
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
Taking a principled stand
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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Tagged accountability, Boris Johnson, deprivation, garden parties, leadership, lies, lockdown rules, morality, MP, principles, privilege, punishment
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Falling trees in the forest of Westminster
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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Tagged Brexit, parliamentary MP, philosophy, political sleaze and corruption, schoolteacher
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A Catalyst for Change
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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Tagged Brexit, catalyst, Celtic, change, division, Englishness, EU referendum, Future of England Survey, identity, Janus-face, nationalism
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To be, or not to be – a hero
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
Not fit for purpose
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
Enigmatic man – revolutionary musician
This article concerns the revolutionary operatic compositions of the enigmatic German composer, Richard Wagner (1813-1883). However, it is the view of the Music Historian-in-Residence with the San Francisco Performance, Professor Robert Greenberg, that any review of Wagner the composer must … Continue reading
The passing parade
Earlier this week, I had an email from a UK friend encouraging me to “keep smiling”. The invitation was in relation to the demise of Donald Trump, the former President of the USA. Trump was no longer the President of … Continue reading
Shadows on a wall
At a social gathering a few years ago, the topic of conversation turned to matters concerning the British monarchy. In due course the conversation turned towards the existence of the position of a king or queen, not to mention the … Continue reading
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Tagged Allegory of the Cave, British Republican Movement, ideology, illusion, institution, lineage, monarchy, perception, philosopher, Plato, revelations, shadows
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Who pulls the strings?
When I was a theological student at Whitley college, University of Melbourne, I acquired the reputation of being “the champion of lost causes”. There was no specific cause of which I was attested as being a champion, it just seemed … Continue reading
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Tagged Duchy of Cornwall, Forbes List, laws, lost causes, Paradise Papers, Prince charles, Queen Elizabeth, referendum, Republic, secrecy
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