There are some enduring debates that will probably never be resolved. Did Lee Harvey Oswald shoot JFK? Are single-sex schools more effective than mixed ones? Should scones be pronounced sCOnes or scONs? And do we trust journalists or politicians less? It’s been… Read More ›
A great and beautiful light is no longer in our midst. As I write this I feel genuinely moved by the death of Nelson Mandela. We’ve expected his passing for some time now with his health failing, but the moment… Read More ›
I have to admit that I am naive. I’m well aware that politics can be a dirty game, but the revelations from Gordon Brown’s former spin doctor’s memoirs that have been released over the past few days have shocked me…. Read More ›
I’m quite aware that despite this blog being called God and Politics in the UK, over the last couple of weeks there’s been lots of talk about God, but not so much about politics. That’s mainly the fault of Pope… Read More ›
Cardinal Keith O’Brien has done something honourable by coming clean over the allegations against him. In doing so, he has vindicated those who made the claims against him and saved the Roman Catholic Church the further trauma of on-going speculation whilst the… Read More ›
Another week, another dose of scandals for the media to gorge over and with today’s resignation of Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic cleric, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, it’s just become a field day. Although the press loves a good scandal, as can be… Read More ›
Chris Huhne could have been leader of the Liberal Democrats. Well that is, if you believe the unofficial stories that during the 2007 Liberal Democrat leadership election he actually received more votes than Nick Clegg. The recorded result shows that… Read More ›
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