by Archive | Apr 16, 2014
So Easter is upon us. But the darkness of Good Friday has to be endured before the time of waiting and the anticipation of resurrection. This is always the Christian story. The ashes and the glory go together – a thought which makes looking back on where we have...
by Archive | Apr 15, 2014
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC), meeting in Dundee from 14-16 April 2014), has passed an extensive motion on welfare reform and the effects of poverty in the UK. The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC), meeting in Dundee from 14-16 April 2014), has passed...
by Archive | Apr 14, 2014
When the Soviet Union collapsed a small group of people suddenly became extremely rich. They acquired huge State industries at ridiculously low prices. The people referred to this process as “prikhvatizatsiya,” or “grabification.” When the...
by Archive | Apr 14, 2014
People who defend themselves by saying “My words were taken out of context” sometimes have a good point. It is possible to misrepresent someone, either deliberately or accidentally, by quoting their words out of context. However, a UKIP candidate in Portsmouth has...
by Archive | Apr 13, 2014
“First gay clergyman to wed plunges Church into crisis: Archbishop under pressure to sack canon who flouted ban on same sex marriage”, announced the Mail dramatically. “Church of England faces ‘crisis’ as gay priest weds” was the...
