Tag Archives: UK

Patronizing Much?

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Here’s yet another bossy, patronizing (and, I imagine, eventually taxpayer-funded) idea from the UK’s frequently lamentable Conservative-led government: [Britain’s] Department of Health is to announce plans for a new system of independent counseling for women before they finally commit to … Continue reading →

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Shut in by the State

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Count me amongst those who are profoundly skeptical about the notion that it is “self-evident” that we come into this world endowed with a large collection of supposedly inalienable “rights”. I do not, for example, believe that there is such … Continue reading →

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Something Wicca…

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Here’s a story from the Daily Mail of (alleged) intolerance in a small English town: It sounds like a horror story straight from medieval times. Two witches descend on an ancient market town – only to be targeted by terrified … Continue reading →

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There’s No Pleasing Some People

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

The BBC is going to be showing a three part documentary on the prophet Mohammed. Fair enough, but this little detail doesn’t bode too well for its objectivity: The BBC has also made clear that its series is “in line … Continue reading →

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Move Along, Nothing To See Here

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner. Via the Daily Telegraph: Police have been accused of “covering up” a campaign of abuse, threats and violence aimed at “Islamicising” an area of London. Victims say that officers in the borough of Tower Hamlets have … Continue reading →

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The Retreat from reason (ctd.)

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

The defendant in this case may or may not have lost her senses, the judge that sentenced her clearly has: A young woman who repeatedly stabbed her mother as she slept has walked free from court after a judge accepted … Continue reading →

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Less Church, More England

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Blogging about the royal wedding over at the Corner yesterday, I noted that the C of E needed a little less church and a little more England. Via the Daily Telegraph, here’s the sort of thing I meant: Jerusalem, a … Continue reading →

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No Double Standards Here, Not At All

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-Posted on the Corner: Via the Daily Mail: An electrician faces the sack for displaying a small palm cross on the dashboard of his company van. Former soldier Colin Atkinson has been summoned to a disciplinary hearing by the giant … Continue reading →

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Norman Tebbit, 80

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted over at the Corner: The Daily Telegraph is running an interview with Norman Tebbit, one of the Thatcherite greats, who turned 80 this week. You don’t always have to agree with him (I don’t, not always) to find it … Continue reading →

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Honors for Sale

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

A traditionally British form of fundraising appears to have been given a fresh twist. The Mail on Sunday reports: One of Britain’s most high-profile Catholic priests has admitted arranging papal knighthoods for wealthy businessmen for money. Father Michael Seed, who … Continue reading →

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