‘Real’ Women

A few weeks ago I posted something on the Coalition website regarding articles from one Thinking Michael. Michael had discussed the apparent growing irrelevance of men in society and rallied against feminism. A cursory glance at his posts suggests he feels women are the more emotional, inferior gender. He regards himself as right-wing. He speaks […]

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The Livejournal Days

I’d thought I’d deleted this, but my old Livejournal account is still, um, live. You could describe it as a window to a time of… Well, I’m not sure. A time when I lived in Stevenage and not Basildon, a time transitioning between towns and careers, and some observations of my life and work at […]

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The Meerkat’s Quiz

Confession – I blatantly stolen this idea from The Captain’s Speech. Alternatively, this post is a loving tribute to his idea. Either way, I’d urge you to check out his quiz and either leave your answers in the comments of his post, or as he suggests, put together a similar post on your own blog. […]

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The End is really the Beginning

So long to the Tangerine Tyrant. After four divisive, difficult and incompetent years, Trump’s time as US president is up. The world is in turmoil, but it can breath a collective sigh of relief. Now the process of healing can begin.

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Football Manager 2021 – A New Beginning

It’s been a while since I have sunk my teeth into a new Football Manager game. I invariably return to the 2012 edition, which is familiar and to me, easy to beat. I’ve achieved it all on that version, but what about trying out the latest version of the series? With that in mind, I […]

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Free School Meals and Nuclear Weapons

Want an idea as to how much it would cost to provide free meals to eligible school children over the course of a year? £270 million. Want to know much the UK spends on nuclear weapons over the course of a year? Approximately £6.5 billion. £6.5 billion would fund free school meals for 24 years. […]

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Democracy vs God

Not for the first time, Paul of Blogging Theology has suggested that democratic rule is incompatible with religion. It seems that he is putting forward an idea he’s tried before, more than once. It also seems that Paul does not believe democracy can be a reasonable form of government. Indeed, one of the blog entries […]

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The Meerkat Muse – 13/1/21

Welcome to the first Muse of 2021! As we know, as soon as the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve the world was reset and the horrors of 2020 were laid to rest… Oh wait. Alas, the passage of time and the ‘border’ between years is a very human construct, and Covid-19 doesn’t care. […]

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