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Being Norman Tebbit must be marvellous 10 Apr 2012 | 05:02 am
In any fight against the violent hostile forces who threaten peace and security, it is the right of British people to go peacefully about their business which should trump the rights of those determin...
Putting the Lord God to the test? 2 Apr 2012 | 09:18 am
I've just done something which is dangerous for anyone with high blood pressure: I read below the line on a blogpost about religion. It's okay: my blood pressure is fairly low, a blessing inherited fr...
I hope you've all got this straight 29 Feb 2012 | 01:00 am
It would be a shame to get confused about something so simple. When the board are paid massive salaries, it's a rapacious abuse which is misappropriating shareholders' funds. When they raid the same ...
In defence of high private sector salaries 24 Feb 2012 | 11:23 am
A quick thought amid all the kerfuffle about high private sector salaries. Working in the public sector, I like it when private sector people are paid insanely high salaries. The marginal rate of taxa...
A video for Sunday 12 Feb 2012 | 11:00 pm
Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Church in New York, gives a whistle-stop tour of the Old Testament, giving an overview of what Elmer Martens called its 'plot and purpose' (link).
A good idea comes round again 8 Feb 2012 | 06:14 am
At Liberal Vision, Sara Scarlett puts forward a suggestion of creating the British Broadcasting Co-operative (src). Long-standing readers in this parish may well remember a similar suggestion two and ...
A long time in politics 29 Jan 2012 | 07:14 am
Early this week, the bishops were telling the government not to cap child benefit (src). "Right on," said the left, "It's great to have bishops who stand up for what they believe in and are willing t...
What is a question? 26 Jan 2012 | 12:14 pm
The BBC reports that Alex Turbot Salmond knows what question he would like to ask: The SNP leader said Scots would be asked: "Do you agree that Scotland should be an independent country?" in a ballot ...
Is there too much money in the economy? 17 Jan 2012 | 12:07 pm
This could, of course, be one of John Rentoul's famous Questions to which the Answer is No (link). Indeed, one of the redeeming features which partially prevents this is that I am not, and have neithe...
Predictable competition time! 10 Jan 2012 | 12:11 pm
Easy rules: below the line, guess the newspaper and guess the, um, 'think tank' which generated this headline. (Anyone who listened to Start the Week is disqualified.) You have to post both correctly ...
