The European Union is costing us more each day
EU membership now £50m a day Wednesday, 23rd November 2011 UKIP analysis of the latest figures contained in The Pink Book 2011 (UK's Balance of Payments) clearly show that the UK now sends in excess of...
View ArticleShould Gibraltar be returned to Spain?
Tension with Spain has flared up again recently, after Gibraltar began the construction of an artificial reef in the waters off the Rock with 73 blocks of hollowed-out concrete. In retaliation, Spain...
View ArticleSome answers from a Bulgarian
Some time ago I promised myself to stay away from the Bulgarian/Romanian “invasion” topic, because I can use my energy more efficiently. However, it seems that many English politicians don’t have ideas...
View ArticleUK trade unions and the EU has been a success story. Should we let UKIP take...
The potential for British trade unions is better today within the EU than at anytime in my life time. UK trade unions have made frequent use of European legislation and policy to promote gender...
View ArticleWould you be happier living in Denmark?
Denmark is often named ‘the world’s happiest country’, most recently in 2013 in the World Happiness Report commissioned by the United Nations. For the sake of simplicity, we’ll stick to long-term...
View ArticleShould the Elgin Marbles be returned to Greece?
The Elgin Marbles (more appropriately known as ‘The Parthenon Marbles’) are a collection of 88 classical Greek marble sculptures that used to be part of the Parthenon and other buildings on the...
View ArticleWas seeking God pleasant before literalism?
Was seeking God pleasant before literalism? We know that Christian literalism helped to usher in the Dark Ages and Inquisition. Before this hard line of locked thinking, various religions lived quite...
View ArticleShould faith schools be funded by the taxpayer in the secular UK?
Don’t let anyone pretend otherwise, the UK is a secular country. In 2005, 6.7% of the UK population regularly attended church; in other words, 93.3% didn’t. By 2015, the level of church attendance in...
View ArticleCan the war on terror be won?
If we look at the war on terror, which has spread between afghanistan, iraq, libya and pakistan, we will find many renewable sources of conflict. If the west was to leave the areas, and the state was...
View ArticleWould you credit it?
Everybody is painfully aware of the reasons for the global Credit Crunch of 2008. American banks were lending mortgage money to people who couldn't repay, on the false premise that their house...
View ArticleWinter Fuel Payment was cut and we let elderly people die from cold and...
Did you know that this Tory lead coalition Government have cut the pensioners Winter Fuel Payment, they say, in a bid to save money and cut the Deficit. I write this because the BBC TV media have not...
View ArticleWhich political party do you side with?
Take the test and see what percentage of policies of each of the main parties you agree with. Remember not to just answer each question but to indicate how important the topic is to you....
View ArticleIs God a just judge?
Is God a just judge? This speaks of Jesus. He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake. The above quote shows this as Gods first actual judgement...
View ArticleThe art of debate
Logic was established as a formal discipline by Aristotle, a bit before George Boole. Thinking for yourself has been replaced by The Media, whose received opinion is less trouble. Reason is what I try...
View ArticleMind your language, Minister: 'war' and primary education
It seems we are at war again. Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has declared a “war on illiteracy and innumeracy”. The booty will include 11-year-olds reciting the twelve times table and the attrition,...
View ArticleAre you a child of God? Will you be God’s master or slave?
Are you a child of God? Will you be God’s master or slave? God has always seen us as his children. We are all children of God. Remember that God lets Jesus take control at his right hand. If you are a...
View ArticleJudicial killing: a Quaker view
Not long ago, a friend remarked to me that if anyone were to harm his children, he would be grateful to the law for coming between him and the offender. My friend is a liberal, irenic and civilised...
View ArticleWhy was Adam exempt from the transgression when the transgression was...
Why was Adam exempt from the transgression when the transgression was disobedience? "Let the women learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over...
View ArticleDo you agree with Voltaire that “those who can make you believe absurdities...
Most people who follow a particular religion do so because of geography. If you’re born in Iran or Indonesia, the odds are that you’ll be a Muslim. If you’re born in Spain or Italy, you’ll as likely as...
View ArticleDo they understand?
There is one kind of Christianity that never spoken about. This is the one where Christians see that the heart of God is broken because his children “Adam and Eve” chose the fruit of “the tree of the...
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