Rights of EU nationals (ii)
An edited amalgamation of recent missives to my MP. ————————————————————————- Dear [MP], This ‘majority’ you refer to is actually not the majority of the people. Moreover, this ‘majority’ did not […]
Category Archives: Politics
On the continuation of David Tredinnick’s ministering for quackery
Though of a reasonable, easy-going disposition, I do, like most, have my bugbears. Chief among which is people who lie for a living. Chief among whom are quacks. And those […]
Rights of EU nationals
Dear [MP], I write to seek clarification regarding an apparent change in your position regarding ‘Brexit’. You are on record as having campaigned for the UK to remain in the […]
Is your MP aware of the potential illegality of Brexit?
Feel free to use the following as a template for writing to your MP if you are concerned about Brexit; a convenient online facility is available here. ———————————————————————– Dear [MP], […]
Vote Remain… in protest at the EU referendum
I’ve long thought that putting such a choice to a referendum is not the way. That’s not to claim any foresighted sagacity on my part. It’s just that I’m a […]
Scientists aren’t gods – quite the opposite: they’re fallible and accountable
I don’t know whether ‘Sir’ Simon Jenkins has acquired the clout to by-pass sub-editors and supply the (sub-)headlines to his own articles. If he has, then he palpably lacks the […]
Are nonsense ‘cures’ for cancer a ‘soft target’?
I confess to wondering whether Edzard Ernst’s recent increased activity at The Spectator website has arisen due to the latter’s cynical recognition (following the lengthy reaction to Tarek Arab’s naïve, […]
(More) Solace for Salman?
Reworked and expanded version of a previous post has (following submission mid-March) surfaced in the latest issue of Leicester Secularist, the ‘monthly’ journal of the Leicester Secular Society. ………………………. Solace for Salman? I’ve often […]
