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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Palin to Significance……
.The latest on the American election looks at Sarah Palin\’s intervention in Indiana and the problems the GOP faces in the up-coming campaign against President Obama. Palin to Significance continues here…….
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Letter to America…. this week the Electoral college
The Cost of Graduating from the Electoral College In the lull in the campaign now that Mitt Romney has all but sewn up the GOP nomination it’s an opportunity to take a look at the actual mechanism that really elects US Presidents… Continue here…..The … Continue reading
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May Day…May Day…..
Of due dates and the soft shoe shuffle of Theresa May. I worked for a firm of Patent Attorneys for many years….more indeed than I care to recall with any degree of accuracy. The business of patents, trademarks, designs and … Continue reading
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Beyond Our Ken – Londoners have every reason to vote for Livingstone for Mayor.
A mouthful of Sugar makes Livingstone more than palatable: Although I’m conscientious about my civic responsibilities and I always vote I’ll be utterly frank when I admit this London Mayor’s election hasn’t really engaged me. Perhaps I’m too old to … Continue reading
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Jack Ashley R.I.P.
Jack Ashley was one of the finest men to serve in Parliament in my lifetime. He lit the political world with his integrity; fired many with disabilities by his ability to rise above his; and bathed us all in a … Continue reading
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A Dream of a Gerontius…..Barbican Hall 14th Septmeber 2012
Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius Barbican Hall14th September 2012 Birmingham Symphony Orchestra: Edward Gardner Soloists: Sarah Connolly (Angel) Robert Murray (Gerontius) James Rutherford (Priest/Angel of the Agony) Angel\’s farewell…. In the link above Janet Baker sings the Angel’s Farewell – and you … Continue reading
Edward VI…..
Part 1…. Minor’s Orders and Minority Interests Born to rule – Today it is a phrase sardonically employed to describe a social structure that enables a privileged few effortlessly to sustain positions of political influence. By way … Continue reading
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Eastertide….
From Easter day to Low Sunday Family lore – the stories that siblings inherit from their parents and share with their children – about each other, neighbours and friends or indeed family foes help to shape our sense of inheritance. … Continue reading
From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday
Of Holy Week and the meaning of its rituals and symbols Last Saturday I watched the pope preside over the Easter Vigil from St Peter’s Basilica. It’s a curious service in many ways….a service in its modern form that … Continue reading
Santorum bows out…..
Finally someone seems to be able to read the writing on the wall……for more on this and the US election campaign I’ll put up a new post under the US Elections Tab today…….
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