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No Change Please

Posted on November 17, 2015 by leslie

No Change Please Peter King makes a timely defence of inertia As the author of recently written books with titles such as Keeping Things Close and Here and Now[i] it is perhaps clear that what interests me is change, or … Continue reading →

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“Mummy” Merkel Murders Germany

Posted on November 15, 2015 by leslie

“Mummy” Merkel Murders Germany Ilana Mercer unmasks the chancellor’s evil plan Angela Merkel, elected for life, or for what seems like an eternity, squints at ordinary Germans from behind the parapets of her usurped authority. The German chancellor has signaled her … Continue reading →

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Herodotus, in the Eye of the Beholder

Posted on November 14, 2015 by leslie

Herodotus, in the Eye of the Beholder Darrell Sutton salutes the latest edition of The Histories Herodotus: The Histories, 2013, Translation by Tom Holland, Introduction and Notes by Paul Cartledge. Paperback edition, Penguin, 2015, ISBN 978-0143107545, Pp.834 Herodotus (c.484 BC … Continue reading →

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The Jetty, Christchurch

Posted on November 11, 2015 by leslie

The Jetty, Christchurch Over recent years I had become rather familiar with Christchurch Harbour Hotel’s The Jetty restaurant, with long, lazy lunchtimes sitting outside in the sun with my border collie and a glass of chilled, aromatic Gewürztraminer, watching the … Continue reading →

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A Collection of Visions

Posted on November 11, 2015 by leslie

A Collection of Visions by Drew Nathaniel Keane   Is that a deer?  Is that a deer upon the hill?  I froze And watched her grazing while a little fawn, Like gods around the Godhead circling on, Around her danced—A … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, 9th November 2015

Posted on November 11, 2015 by leslie

ENDNOTES, 9th November 2015 In this edition: Wilhelm Furtwängler conducts Brahms and Bruckner; Paul Spicer directs the choral music of Samuel Barber; Chandos issues new CD of Ligeti, Nielsen and Hindemith Anyone who has listened to and marvelled at the … Continue reading →

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Only The Donald can defeat Democrat Dames

Posted on November 10, 2015 by leslie

Only The Donald can Defeat Democrat Dames Libertarian Ilana Mercer lambasts the stupid party It has to be said. Hillary Clinton did her side proud at the Benghazi hearing, held by the Select Committee on Benghazi in October. This predictable … Continue reading →

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An Opaque Ideology?

Posted on November 7, 2015 by leslie

An Opaque Ideology? Peter King identifies the timeless essence of conservatism When God finally spoke in English he did so in tones of moderation and quietness. After the violence and turmoil of the Reformation, the Civil War and the Restoration, … Continue reading →

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Vaulting Ambition, Thwarted

Posted on November 5, 2015 by leslie

Vaulting Ambition, Thwarted ANGELA ELLIS-JONES reviews a timely political memoir A Different Kind of Weather, WILLIAM WALDEGRAVE, 2015, Constable, ISBN 978-1-4721-1975-9, £20 As an undergraduate at Oxford in the late 1970s, on visits to the Union I enjoyed looking at … Continue reading →

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A Halloween Horror Story in the House

Posted on November 1, 2015 by leslie

A Halloween Horror Story in the House Ilana Mercer notes how vampiric Republican regimists and their zombie media work against the insurgent Washington is moving aggressively to inoculate itself against The Insurgents. By the looks of it, there will be … Continue reading →

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