The unified action of the EU Block is falling apart. Brexit The UK Brexit negotiations began to undercut the concept of EU Block action. Britain tried to negotiate with individual member states prior to Brexit but the Big Brother EU Commission reminded member states of the EU that they could not act individually but had …
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Obama gives a lead to Trump
There has been much media coverage of Donald Trump's use of social media and mis-calling main stream media. Let us remember that it was Obama who used social media to galvanise support for his successful campaign to reach the White House. It looks like sour grapes to complain that Donald Trump did the same. "President …
Morality and women in politics
The Women’s Equality Party is the new lassie on the block. It does not like Donald Trump's victory in the USA. Its spokeswoman on the Daily Politics today complains that his election means that one can demean woman and 'it doesn't matter'. Secular morality is offended. The secular elite is now discovering how Christians have …
Missing the Wood for the Trees
The Labour Party Conference begins tomorrow for four days. But...its website doesn't tell us the agenda nor timetable. Its conference page tells us a host of activities and details but not its agenda nor timetable! I hope those who booked to attend this conference know what they have signed up for. Yes - it is …
Rugby World Cup 2015
So the Rugby World Cup 2015 has begun, with an England victory 35-11 over Fiji in the opening match. There was controversy over a disallowed try. Matawalu the Fiji scrum half made a spectacular break and made a solo run to be given a try in the corner by the referee. However the television replay …
Pollsters’ post-mortem
Opinion pollsters are organising a post-mortem on why the opinion polls were so completely wrong in the recent General Election. There will be much huffing and puffing, money and time wasted in trying to reach a conclusion. For my part, a good part of the answer will be found in the tick box mentality of …
The power behind the throne
The Lib Dem peer, Lord Oakeshott, said on Question Time 30/1/2014 that if he was put in the position of choosing between defying his party leader, Nick Clegg, by voting for the ban on smoking in cars with children present, or defying his wife who is a doctor, there was no contest. If he voted …
The Starting Handle era
Older people will remember the days when the car would not start and one had to use a starting handle to start the engine (until people learned about ‘bump-starting’ the car with a push). The handle was inserted in the front of the car and one cranked the engine into life. Sometimes the handle ‘kicked …
Presbyteries or Church Courts?
It is very common to hear people speak about church courts. However Kirk Sessions, Presbyteries, Synods and General Assemblies become church courts for specific cases. This legal terminology is now so common that people fail to see that ecclesiastical assemblies are for the mutual support and oversight of the people of God. It is no …
A theological dictionary
I have decided to begin an online theological dictionary with definitions of biblical and theological terms. It will probably include and develop into short articles on these and other themes. Much confusion is created in Christian fellowship meetings by failure to define one's terms. Thus people speak at cross-purposes and confusion develops instead of edification …
