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Current Affairs and comment

Thoughts on the First Easter

Thoughts on the First Easter     by David Ashton Desperate times, desperate measures. A global “Act of God” has significantly impacted on “faith” communities. Churches everywhere are closed to worshippers and communicants, because of another oriental virus. The Pope … Continue reading

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Lockdown

Lockdown AR Kneen asks some awkward questions Freedom used to matter. People used to care about it. We used to say: ‘it’s a free country’. Debates on television mentioned ‘liberty’, ‘rights’, ‘civil liberties’, ‘privacy’, ‘independence’ and the like. But not … Continue reading

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Kung Flu Fighting

Kung Flu Fighting Ilana Mercer lambasts killer bureaucrats “Living and dying in Chinatown Yes they’re living and dying in old Chinatown In Chinatown, you better look around Man, you don’t stand a chance if you go down in Chinatown” Thin … Continue reading

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Honour thy Father

Honour thy Father “I met one man who was wounded in love,  I met another man who was wounded with hatred” Bob Dylan What our Fathers Did: a Nazi Legacy, Wildgaze Films, BBC Storyville & BFI, 2015, directed by David … Continue reading

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The Epistle of Paul to the Romans, Part III

THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE ROMANS, PART III [i] By Darrell Sutton In the study of ancient Christian texts students are obliged to investigate wider settings such as social and cultural histories and imperial policies. The text of Romans fascinates … Continue reading

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Battered and Bruised

Battered and Bruised Bill Hartley, on beholding Grimsby The House of Fraser store in Grimsby is set to close. For anyone who thinks that a department store represents retailing at its best, the place is a depressing sight. Large areas of … Continue reading

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Will Chile Join the Shithole Country Club?

Will Chile Join the Shithole Country Club? by Ilana Mercer Chile is the jewel of Latin America. In 2014, it even surpassed the U.S. on the Index of Economic Freedom, ranking 7th to America’s 12th. Since 1990, economic growth in … Continue reading

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Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged

Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged Michael Jackson: Guilty or Innocent?, Channel 5, 21st March, 2020; OJ Simpson: Guilty or Innocent?, Channel 5, 22nd March, 2020; The Real Michael Jackson, BBC 2, 30th March, 2020; reviewed by Leslie Jones Michael … Continue reading

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From Wuhan with Love

From Wuhan with Love Covid-19. Ilana Mercer discerns some chinks in our armour When in doubt as to just how remiss your government was, see what Israel has done to protect its nationals from the coronavirus pandemic. Taking its cues … Continue reading

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Con Artist in the Congress?

Con Artist in the Congress? Ilana Mercer investigates Ilhan Omar The FBI, which Americans are meant to trust with matters of life and death, is unable—or unwilling—to confirm whether U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) perpetrated fraud by marrying her brother, … Continue reading

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