Secularism2012 – a take
This year’s National Secular Society conference relocated from cosy Conway Hall to the higher capacity provided by the nearby Royal National Hotel. Additional to the attraction of the listed speakers, […]
Category Archives: Politics
Free speech for the ignorable
What a couple of shackling weeks for free speech. A scheduled re-showing of Professor Tom Holland’s recent film, Islam: The Untold Story, was cancelled by Channel 4 owing to threats […]
Secularism2012
Are you of the opinion that: church and state should be separate entities, and there should be no established state religion the laws of the land should apply equally to […]
‘No Free School is allowed to teach creationism.’
Further to the recent discussion thread here, I utilised the BHA-provided e-mail facility for expressing concern to Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove. And have today received the following […]
Stocks and swine (abbreviated)
Having worked down the word-count of the previous version for (eventual rejection by) the Leicester Mercury, the facility that is one’s own blog allows that the editing time and effort […]
Few does not always mean insignificant
Early in the week, I cut a short news clipping out of i, caught by its headline ‘Cervical cancer tests banned on religious grounds’ (differently titled online), sourced from an […]
Stocks and swine
On the afternoon following the local elections back in May, I happened to be in Shirley, the site of my first two abodes in Southampton a decade since. As I […]
Libel Reform – Defamation Bill cont’d
Dear [MP], Thank you for your letter dated 19th June 2012, in response to my e-mail of 18th June. I do appreciate your taking the time to respond, and please […]
Lee Turnpenny 