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Meltdown in more than snow

Posted on 25/01/2018 by stewculbard

This week sees the gathering for the World Economic Forum (WEF), a Swiss non-profit foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland. It is funded by a membership of 1,000 top companies, typically wealthy global enterprises that play a leading role in shaping … Continue reading →

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Not as a stranger

Posted on 03/01/2018 by stewculbard

On Monday, January 15, 2018, an important meeting is to be held of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Choice at the end of life. The meeting will take place in the afternoon of January 15 in Committee Room 15 of … Continue reading →

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No grace or favour

Posted on 21/12/2017 by stewculbard

Since commencing BA studies with the university in the mid-1970’s until the last PGCE (History) assignment was completed and the last examination negotiated in 1996, The Open University (OU) has been something of a constant personal companion. Studies with the … Continue reading →

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Think what you say; say what you think

Posted on 13/11/2017 by stewculbard

It is often difficult to think with the utmost clarity and then to say what you actually think. I was reminded of this recently on reading an article, published in the Australian Daily Review, about the Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO). … Continue reading →

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A relic ripe for reform

Posted on 30/10/2017 by stewculbard

Many of those who voted in the referendum for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union did so in order to ‘restore democracy’ to the British people. What specific shape this restoration of British democracy would take was only … Continue reading →

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The time is now

Posted on 24/09/2017 by stewculbard

The United Kingdom is no longer a Christian country. There are British people who will say that this has been an evident fact for some time; others will consider this to be a statement just short of blasphemy; still others … Continue reading →

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The man defined his work – a tribute

Posted on 18/08/2017 by stewculbard

Throughout a lifetime, there are persons whom one meets who, although circumstantially they never become friends, colleagues or even close associates, nevertheless, they leave an indelible impression on one’s life. There have been a number of such persons who have … Continue reading →

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More than a mere convention

Posted on 22/07/2017 by stewculbard

A week ago the British Republican Movement held its Annual Convention in Newcastle. The theme of the 2017 Convention was “Taking Back Control – Just how democratic is Britain?” The Annual Republic Convention is a follow-up to the movement’s Members’ … Continue reading →

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Rumours and leaps

Posted on 16/06/2017 by stewculbard

I squirmed as I listened to the discussion on the BBC’s “Sunday Morning Live” programme. The question under discussion: “Is there an afterlife?” The protagonists said nothing that was particularly original, or newly challenging, or exciting. The antagonists said little … Continue reading →

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His many missteps notwithstanding

Posted on 06/06/2017 by stewculbard

(Occasionally I am sent an article from another blogger with an invitation to share the material with as wide a circle of readers as possible. What follows is one such article. For reasons of length it is an edited version … Continue reading →

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