It’s GCSE results day. If you, or someone in your family are getting results today, then I hope things have gone well and that you are happy with the grades. I remember my own GCSE’s being a mixed bag. I was pleasantly surprised to do better than expected in some areas, disappointed in others and… Continue reading What’s the value of your GCSE or A-level results?
Category: Opinion
Humbled?
So that is that, another England World Cup campaign falls just short. If you interested (and why should you be), I thought England went toe to toe and matched if not bettered an Argentinian team in the first half who showed much interest in gamesmanship and little in playing the game. England were at their… Continue reading Humbled?
What went wrong for Sir Keir Starmer?
I promised recently that having written about the challenges that the centre-right face, I would turn my attention to the centre-left. My aim in these articles is not to promote a specific political position but rather to try and help us be clued up as to what is happening in the political world. As I’m… Continue reading What went wrong for Sir Keir Starmer?
Not all revivals are noisy
It’s Easter 1996, we arrive at the building in good time but we discover that already the main building is packed out. People are sat on little plastic stools outside the front door and standing looking in the windows down the side alley. Eventually someone helps us find a seat in an apartment block next… Continue reading Not all revivals are noisy
The future is looking bright for the centre right at the moment
I just want to show you something that might give you a sense of how the current split between the centre-right parties might help the Conservative Party survive and return the centre right into power again. Here’s a chart from Electoral calculus which gives the current share of votes and predicted seats. Such an outcome… Continue reading The future is looking bright for the centre right at the moment
Iran what next?
On Saturday evening, reports were coming in that the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khameni was dead. However, we still had to await official confirmation, alert to the possibility of body doubles among his security . On Sunday, it was confirmed by the Iranian news agency that Khameni’s body had been removed from the rubble after… Continue reading Iran what next?
NATO forces … Why Trunp is both right and wrong
There is a lot of outcry at the moment, understandably, following comments Donald Trump made in an interview with Fox News at Davos. Trump claimed that NATO were unlikely to come to the US’ aid and in any case, the help of other countries was not needed. He also claimed that those countries, implicitly including… Continue reading NATO forces … Why Trunp is both right and wrong
Betrayed?
How quickly the mood can change. Just a week or so ago there was real hope amongst many that change was coming to Iran. There was fear of course and distress at the brutal response from the Revolutionary Guard. However, I think many saw parallels with the Arab Spring and going back further, the fall… Continue reading Betrayed?
What does it profit a nation if it gains (a very very tiny part of) the World and loses its soul?
Last night President Trump announced that he had a deal with NATO although we are still waiting to see if it is agreeable to the ones who matter, the governments of Greenland and Denmark. The president seems to make a habit of talking to the big guys and overlooking the little guys who actually have… Continue reading What does it profit a nation if it gains (a very very tiny part of) the World and loses its soul?
Choosing the wrong side? Why Christians need to be careful about not playing to Trump and Putin’s talking points
I saw this video the other day. I was struck by a comment that Chris Wickland makes in it. He warns that people may find that they have been taking the wrong side. It’s easy to do this, not out of malicious intent but out of naievity. In fact in a sermon just a few… Continue reading Choosing the wrong side? Why Christians need to be careful about not playing to Trump and Putin’s talking points
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