10 April 2013
by Mark
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A YouGov survey commissioned by The Sun puts Margaret Thatcher, unsurprisingly, at the top of the list in response to the question “Who do you think has been the greatest British Prime Minister since 1945?”. The full order, according to … Continue reading
2 March 2013
by Mark
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This time, the infographic is from the Methodist Church, which makes it all the more disappointing as I would have hoped that a Christian organisation would be more concerned about the truth. Here’s the picture: At least this time it … Continue reading
17 February 2013
by Mark
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It’s not often that I find myself writing a blog post which attacks someone on my own side of the political divide, but, in this case, I think it needs to be said. And what needs to be said is … Continue reading
5 February 2013
by Mark
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As a brief follow-up to my post on Sunday about the same-sex marriage debate, these are a few more, mostly random, thoughts. I should add that, approximately 12 hours after writing that article, I was struck down by norovirus (and … Continue reading
12 January 2013
by Mark
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Now then, now then. Two reports from Operation Yewtree are out, and we now know what a rotten bounder Jimmy Savile was. Or do we? Let’s start with a few facts that can be gleaned. Firstly, there is no real … Continue reading
5 January 2013
by Mark
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There’s been much activity in the Twittersphere regarding the suggestion by the Shadow Health Secretary, Andy Burnham, that food manufacturers should be prohibited from selling foods with too much sugar. A lot of these are breakfast foods, giving rise to … Continue reading
4 December 2012
by Mark
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Tax is in the news. In particular, the tax arrangements of multinationals such as Starbucks, Amazon and Google. Because, when it comes to corporation tax, they aren’t paying very much of it, at least not in the UK. I say … Continue reading
1 December 2012
by Mark
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So, the long-awaited Leveson report was finally published this week. I haven’t read all of it (it’s over 2,000 pages and runs to four volumes!), but I have at least skimmed it, which is more than can be said for … Continue reading
11 November 2012
by Mark
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I woke up this morning to news that the Director General of the BBC, George Entwistle, has resigned. Whether he should have done so or not is a matter of debate; I’m not so certain that he’s personally culpable to … Continue reading
20 October 2012
by Mark
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There’s been a lot on various social media networks recently which links the extradition cases of Gary McKinnon, Richard O’Dwyer and Julian Assange. I don’t think this is actually as helpful or valid as it might seem at first glance. … Continue reading