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Values that unite
A few weeks ago, the House of Commons was presented with the latest Queen’s Speech in which the government, despite the expectation of a General Election, set out its priorities for the coming period of Parliament. It is rare for … Continue reading
Far from over
“We hope to reach again a Europe in which men will be proud to say, ‘I am a European.’ We hope to see a Europe where men of every country will think as much of being a European as of … Continue reading
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Tagged Brexit, democracy, Dr Denis MacShane, economy, European policy, Gordian knot, Leavers, public opinion, Remainers, Winston Churchill
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Serving a purpose
“Unless secularism’s role in the development of human rights and freedom is well understood, theocrats will be well placed to erode them”. These are the words of the Chief Executive of the National Secular Society (NSS) in the UK, Stephen … Continue reading
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Tagged citizenship, education, heritage, human rights, Scotland, secularism, slave trade, teaching resources
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Not what it seems
Tom Mills is a lecturer in Sociology and Policy at Aston University. In his short, but most interesting and quite provocative book, “The BBC: Myth Of A Public Service”, Mills relates the story of an incident in the experience of … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, dark satanic mills, Edwardian England, factories.., General Strike of 1926, Hubert Parry, identity, industrial revolution, Jerusalem, Jesus, John Reith, labourers, loyalty, music, patriotism, poetry, ragged trousered philanthropists, Robert Tressell, service, William Blake, working classes
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Bones of contention
This writer is not normally interested in what goes on within the Windsor family. A few days ago, however, my attention was caught by an interview with Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, and what he had to say about … Continue reading
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Tagged character, Church and State, Church of England, disestablishment., entrenched opinion, equality, established church, head of state, House of Lords, LGBT, national ceremonies, National Secular Society, patronage, privilege, state-funded school. confessional teaching, Windsor family
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Ripe for reinvention
“It certainly does need thinking about, but there will be no referendum on the monarchy’s future anytime soon. There was no mention of republicanism in Labour’s 2017 election manifesto and it is hard to envisage the next one being any … Continue reading
A very british coup
It is probably the most over-used and most misunderstood word, especially in political circles, in the present-day English language of the British people. It is used as if the meaning of the word was clearly and singularly understood by everyone … Continue reading
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Tagged A, Brexit, Briefing Paper 07212, C Grayling, class, competence, coup, demagogues, democracy, democrat, democratic, EU, government, political principles, populism, referendum, representatives, voting
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The authors of our own demise
Readers of this blog will be aware that I have a long-standing and reasonably frequent exchange of communications with my elected Member of Parliament. My most recent letter to my MP concerned the subject of “democracy” and the governance of … Continue reading
The heart of the matter
Someone said of the legendary Italian maritime explorer, Christopher Columbus: “When he started out he did not know where he was going; when he got there he did not know where he was; when he returned he did not know … Continue reading
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Tagged Brexit, democracy, destination, European Union, Fourth Estate, G.W.F. Hegel, Peoples' Vote, referendum
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