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The Langton Arms

Posted on February 24, 2016 by leslie

The Langton Arms An award-winning country pub in the heart of the Dorset countryside This beautiful, thatched, seventeenth-century pub is reached through a ford running alongside a handsome arched stone bridge and thence through a picture-perfect chocolate-box Dorset village of … Continue reading →

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Settling Accounts with Dubya, by Ilana Mercer

Posted on February 22, 2016 by leslie

Settling Accounts with Dubya, by Ilana Mercer Front-runner Trump repudiates Bush doctrine Making America great again, the theme of Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, depends on dispelling the myths and myth-making that made America bad. Beginning with George W. Bush. Saint … Continue reading →

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In Detention

Posted on February 18, 2016 by leslie

In Detention Bill Hartley goes back to Borstal The North East of England hasn’t attracted much attention amidst the sex abuse investigations of the past few years. This may be because retired politicians, former field marshals and sundry show biz … Continue reading →

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Robo-Rubio, by Ilana Mercer

Posted on February 16, 2016 by leslie

Robo-Rubio, by Ilana Mercer Fox favourite falters “Wish fulfillment is “the satisfaction of a desire through an involuntary thought process.” This Freudian term encapsulates the coverage of the riveting 2016 primaries by the Megyn Kelly wing (or coven) of the Murdoch … Continue reading →

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The Sociology of Sex

Posted on February 14, 2016 by leslie

The Sociology of Sex Mark Wegierski makes some timely suggestions The critique of contemporary dualism, with the concomitant hope of living a more holistic, balanced life, is an important aspect of the over-all critique of late-modern society. One of the facets … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, February 2016

Posted on February 13, 2016 by leslie

ENDNOTES, February 2016 In this edition: Ben Palmer conducts music of the baroque era * Magnificat by Oliver Tarney * A Western Borderland from EM Records * Dr. Leslie Jones appreciates one of our finest pianists Thursday 28th January was … Continue reading →

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Victoriana – a Cornucopia

Posted on February 8, 2016 by leslie

Victoriana – a Cornucopia ANGELA ELLIS-JONES reviews a weighty tome The Victorian World, ed. Martin Hewitt, Routledge, London 2013, Pb., Reprint edition, ISBN 978-0-415-71298-9, 756pp, £44.99 This is the latest volume in a series of which sixteen other volumes have … Continue reading →

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Time to do Serious, by Ilana Mercer

Posted on February 8, 2016 by leslie

Time to do Serious, by Ilana Mercer  Some tactical advice for frontrunner Trump If Donald J. Trump wishes to lessen the impact of his disappointing second in the Iowa caucuses and walk back the tack he’s taken with Ted Cruz—he … Continue reading →

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In Defence of Inconsistency

Posted on February 5, 2016 by leslie

In Defence of Inconsistency Peter King on a further contradiction of conservatism We like to think that we are rational and that we act in a consistent manner. If we are conservatives we are consistently conservative and so dislike modern … Continue reading →

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Me-Me Megyn Kelly and the Republican Debate

Posted on February 1, 2016 by leslie

Me-Me Megyn Kelly and the Republican Debate Ilana Mercer defends Trump’s boycott The Iowa caucuses are upon us. Every sentient human being who has lived through The Trump Revolution thinks Donald J. Trump, the enfant terrible of establishment politics, will … Continue reading →

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