Category Archives: Current Affairs and Comment

Current Affairs and comment

America – Sick of Dog-Whistle Politics

Posted on July 14, 2016 by leslie

America – Sick of Dog-Whistle Politics Ilana Mercer accuses the President of racial particularism Just wait. In the fullness of time, Donald J. Trump will be blamed for “creating the atmosphere” that led to the Texas cop massacre of July … Continue reading →

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The Benighted Remains of the Day

Posted on July 8, 2016 by leslie

  The Benighted Remains of the Day Ilana Mercer notes that it takes brains to understand liberty During the Bretton Woods Conference, in 1944, Lord Halifax is said to have “whispered to Lord Keynes: ‘It’s true: they have the money … Continue reading →

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Brexit – now!

Posted on July 5, 2016 by leslie

Brexit – now! Stuart Millson urges our dithering political leaders to detach Britain immediately from the EU A British army of disenchanted voters, from the unregarded towns of the old industrial North and Midlands, to the fishing villages of Cornwall … Continue reading →

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Précis of Political Donations & Safeguards Code

Posted on July 5, 2016 by leslie

Précis of Political Donations & Safeguards Code By Neil Freestone Most Australians cannot participate in their democracy under the current political donations laws. The ‘Political Donations & Safeguards Code’ has been developed to provide a pathway towards addressing this problem. … Continue reading →

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Gun-Safety Loophole is a Government Loophole

Posted on June 29, 2016 by leslie

Gun-Safety Loophole is a Government Loophole Or, let the Gun Market Close Government Loopholes By ILANA MERCER It’s award time at the Department of Homeland Security. So fleeting has been the focus on the systemic, intractable failures of the DHS apparatus—that … Continue reading →

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Gay Marriage – and then what?

Posted on June 29, 2016 by leslie

Gay Marriage – and then what? Duke Maskell fears the worst “ … as long as our words retain the power of distinguishing things … ” Ian Robinson, The Survival of English, p. 151 … Now, there is a thought: … Continue reading →

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Speak for England!

Posted on June 23, 2016 by leslie

Speak for England ! From: Dr Frank Ellis To: The Prime Minister, Mr David Cameron MP, 10 Downing Street, London, SW1A 2AA Date: 21st June 2016 Re: The Referendum concerning the Question whether the United Kingdom should leave or remain … Continue reading →

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Mateen, Proud and Aspiring Terrorist

Posted on June 22, 2016 by leslie

Mateen, Proud and Aspiring Terrorist Ilana Mercer highlights the FBI’s serial incompetence Democrats are frenetically trying to pass legislation that’ll make it impossible for anyone on the government’s terrorist list to legally purchase a firearm. Their renewed Brownian motion is … Continue reading →

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The Murder of Jo Cox

Posted on June 21, 2016 by leslie

The Murder of Jo Cox  Allan Pond smells a rat No, what follows is not some mad conspiracy theory. A mother of two small children was murdered in the street of a quiet Yorkshire town. An appalling and shocking event. … Continue reading →

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An Opaque Ideology?

Posted on June 19, 2016 by leslie

An Opaque Ideology?  Allan Pond considers the meaning of conservatism We all know that self-congratulatory triad “I have principles, you have beliefs, she has an ideology”. To accuse someone of being ‘ideological’ is almost inevitably to criticise them and to … Continue reading →

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