Aylan Kurdi and the moral illiteracy of our government

by | Sep 3, 2015

Rehan Kurdi and her two small children, Aylan and Galip are dead. As the world now knows, they drowned while attempting to flee from the horrors of Kobane for a life of peace and safety in Europe. Rehan Kurdi and her two small children, Aylan and Galip are dead. As...

Faslane extravagance means net job losses and a threat to security

by | Aug 31, 2015

George Osborne, the UK chancellor, announced that £500 million is to be spent on a nuclear submarine base in Scotland, securing or creating over 6,700 jobs and protecting the country. George Osborne, the UK chancellor, announced that £500 million is to be spent on a...

August: silly season or a time for the challenge of holiness?

by | Aug 30, 2015

August 2015 seems to have experienced some kind of identity crisis. August 2015 seems to have experienced some kind of identity crisis. Not only did the weather pass from night frosts to baking hot days via torrential rain and flash floods, but the ‘silly...

Union negotiates, confirming continued threat at Stirling

by | Aug 28, 2015

The University and Colleges Union has confirmed that, despite some claims to the contrary, staff in the threatened religion department are still facing redundancy notices. The University and Colleges Union has confirmed that, despite some claims to the contrary, staff...

Postmodernism, postcolonialism, and the private property society

by | Aug 27, 2015

‘Religion’ is part of a classification system that appears to the secular liberal as neutral, given unproblematically in consciousness as corresponding to how the world is, independent of the discu ‘Religion’ is part of a classification system that appears to the...