Well, Is The Average Politican Nicer Than the Average Voter?
Neil Harding asks the question. However the culture of negativity that we have at the moment is not healthy. If you criticise everything and praise […]
Storms, Teacups, Pots and Kettles
There’s been a positive storm brewing recently in the land of blog regarding Inigo Wilson’s “Lefty Lexicon” over at Conservative Home and plenty have commented. Much has […]
Where’s That Handbasket?
I see that others have picked up on this story already, but I can’t resist a comment of my own. The BBC was yesterday plunged […]
Where My Muse Takes Me
I was eight years old when I was first introduced to poetry. My form mistress during that second year at primary school was an imposing – […]
Of Cabbages and Kings
Having been on holiday for the past week, I’ve not felt much inclined to blog. This post therefore is a bit of a catchup on […]
Travelling in France
At 05:30 yesterday morning I was checking our rail tickets as I explained to my mother in law when our connections were at Waterloo and […]
The Silly Season Continues Apace
Prayers and Crime The police in Lincolnshire are hoping to harness the power of prayer in solving crime: Police and Christian groups in Lincolnshire are […]
On Being Childfree
Jeremy Vine was discussing the matter of couples and children the other day. In this instance, how things worked out for those who discovered that […]
Faith in God and the Four Leaf Clover
This little story made me smile. Well, it almost made me laugh out loud. CHURCHGOERS in Britain are still highly superstitious and centuries of preaching […]
Children to be Fingerprinted
The Observer carries a story today about the EU plans for a childrens’ database containing the fingerprints of all children possibly from the age of […]