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Mr Gove
Mr Gove was extraordinarily arrogant. Painfully arrogant. He believed that he knew how everything should be done. He believed that everyone else in the world was stupid and ignorant. The problem was, Mr Gove himself was the one who was … Continue reading
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Paris Brown, Free Speech and Social Media
The sorry tale of Paris Brown, who stood down as Kent’s Youth Police and Crime Commissioner even before she took office, has already been talked and written about a great deal. I don’t want to add much, just to comment a … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of expression, Leveson, Uncategorized
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Don’t blame Leveson…
There’s been a lot of anger around about the new regulatory system for the press, even before the details have really been sorted out. Some in the press are calling it the end of freedom of speech. Many are angry … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of expression, Leveson, Uncategorized
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It’s about the children…
The Jimmy Savile story has provoked a huge amount of reaction – revulsion, disgust, anger, frustration, and great many attempts to find someone or something to blame. One of the biggest questions being asked is why we didn’t find out … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Rights, Parenting, Savile, Uncategorized
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An uncharitable suggestion…
With the latest absurdity from the Church of England – the idea that gay men in civil partnerships can become bishops so long as they promise to be celibate – could it be time to completely rethink the role of … Continue reading
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2012 in review… WordPress.com automatic summary…
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see Jay-Z perform. This blog was viewed about 160,000 times in 2012. If it were … Continue reading
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Choose your dystopia – part 2!
I wrote a piece yesterday, ‘Choose your dystopia‘ in which I looked at some of the best dystopian visions and how our current government seems to be using them as templates rather than as nightmares to be avoided… and I … Continue reading
Military schools… the myths…
Today’s announcement that Labour supports bringing in state-funded military schools has provoked quite a lot of reaction – not least from me. I don’t like the idea, amongst other things because it seems to me to perpetuate three particularly damaging … Continue reading
