Category: Politics
Should I Obey my Government – Civil Disobedience in the COVID-Era
The question I pose is a question that needs to be asked particularly when “obedience” or “submission” to the will of the government is being presented as a moral and civic duty – both perso... Read More
Object lesson for the politician — do not forget to remember those who voted you in, they will always matter
Arrogant British politicians and their fellow-travelers finally get a smack in the mouth from their electorate. Yesterday was General Election day in the United Kingdom, our third major election in 5 ... Read More
Am I That Illiberal?
You know, I can understand that my own opinions might appear reactionary and that people may wish to ferociously argue with me — perhaps even during the course of the argument slip in the odd “big... Read More
Feeling Good About Truth
Culturally in the West since the 1960s, popular culture might be summarised with the words “your truth but certainly not mine and so you certainly cannot tell me what to do, my view is equally a... Read More
Another Truth about Late-Term Abortion
This was an answer on Medium to the well known feminist writer Jessica Valenti who had written a piece, “the truth about late-term abortion“. In my view, and I believe in the view of any s... Read More
Vive La France — death rolls of the socialist paradise which is the EU
“Death Rolls of the EU” – I originally wrote this as a development of a provocative answer in response to the question commented on here which I thought was an excellent answer to a ... Read More
Why Be Civil – in Modern Political Discourse?
Originally entitled, “Why Be Civil? A lesson for the Midterms — from a Scotsman” A reflection on the rejection of civility by one-time presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during the A... Read More
What Kavanaugh Showed A Brit
This was a view from the British side of the Atlantic into the hearings into Judge Kavanaugh’s fitness to be a US Supreme Court judge. It is an exposition of the principle established in 1215 in... Read More