The political pundits tell us that European politics is polarising the country. They did not say so when the Conservative and Labour Party shared government between them over the past 100 years. Was this not polarisation? So, is polarisation good or bad? Would these pundits rather have polarising debate or a one-party state? Besides, what …
Evangelistic one-liners
This is one in a series of evangelistic one-liners that Christians should practice. Recently I drew attention to Goodbye meaning 'God be with you'. Christians need to learn how to use one-liners. The role of one-liners There was a time when people read books. As advertising became more prominent, leaflets were used, not so much …
Sport is for all – except active Christians
In Australia, the boss of New South Wales Rugby Union said that "we must ... ensure that our game remains a game for all, no matter people's background or beliefs" – inexplicably while 'explaining' why an overt Christian was sacked for expressing Christian beliefs. It seems that Christian beliefs don't count. The Eurovision Song Contest …
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Fear of the Far Right
BBC The Nine carried a report tonight on the rise of the ‘far right’ in Europe and their entry into the coalition Government of Estonia. It was diagnosed as resentment by those who have been left behind and who wanted someone to speak up for them. The implication was that we should be unhappy about …
Bullying report uses subjective definitions
The Report into Cultural Issues related to allegations of Bullying and Harassment in NHS Highland has been published and confirms that the whistleblowers have publicised legitimate concerns about bullying in NHS Highland. The Scottish Secretary for Health Jeane Freeman MSP apologised to those affected and said that the other health boards should learn lessons from …
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Picasso politics
The fragmented Cubism of Pablo Picasso's pictures is a parable of the fragmented politics in the UK and possibly western politics in general. Russia's Putin and China's Xi are watching western politics fall apart. Russia is flexing its muscles militarily and China economically. The west has lost the necessary leadership because of its fragmented morality …
The Christian Party
It will help people to understand our raison d’être and our philosophy if we begin with the basics. We are a political party registered with The Electoral Commission. We are not a church. We are a political party comprised of Christians, just as the Tory Party is a political party comprised of Tories. Not all …
What constitutes a ‘good’ sermon?
The answer to this question is subjective, although it ought to be objective. The difficulty in making it objective is that everyone has a different idea of 'good'. The preacher will have a different assessment from his hearers, and the hearers will differ according to their readiness to receive instruction from the preacher. Even Jesus …
Living in fear in the UK
Many people in the UK are living in fear – workers are afraid of losing their job, politicians are afraid saying the wrong thing, top footballers are in fear of racial abuse, and Jews are in fear of antisemitism. Even children are in fear, of being abused on social media and of climate change. Parents …
Parliamentary failure
Brexit has exposed the failure of Parliamentary democracy. Does sovereignty reside in the people, the Parliament or the sovereign? Neither. Whatever sovereignty Parliament has, it was handed over to the European Union, or at least partially so because the European Parliament's representative in the Brexit negotiations Guy Verhofstat wants even more. Another aspect of parliamentary …
Donald's Thoughts 