Monthly Archives: December 2010
New Year’s Honours
I have just been reading the New Year’s honours list – well part of it, so far – and was very pleased to see some of those who have received knighthoods (or damehoods). The media have covered the knighthood awarded … Continue reading
When is a resolution not a resolution?
If you forget to make any New Year resolutions, then when asked if you have made any resolutions you can legitimately answer ‘no’. But what if you make a conscious decision not to make any resolutions? Have you not then … Continue reading
Driving licenses and organ donation
From the summer, anyone applying for or renewing a driving license will have to say whether or not they wish to donate their organs in the event of their death. At the moment, one can decline to answer the question. … Continue reading
Reviewing the law on prostitution
I have previously argued the case for a review of the law on prostitution. Successive governments have tended to shy away from dealing with the issue or arguably made the situation worse. The law as it stands creates major problems. It … Continue reading
It’s all in the mind….
The media are reporting the findings of a study, by scientists at University College London, that suggests people of right-wing views, relative to other people, have a larger area of the brain associated with emotion and fear. It’s based on a … Continue reading
Being held to ransom? Er, no.
The Times today has an article, by Roland Watson, reflecting on the creation of the coalition. It repeats a claim variously made in coverage of the formation of the coalition, namely that, for David Cameron, ‘coalition has let him go … Continue reading
Church v the Judiciary?
The Daily Telegraph today carries as its lead story the claim by the Bishop of Winchester, on Radio 4, that the courts discriminate against Christians and that there is a lack of religious literacy among judges. The Human Rights Act, he … Continue reading
Merry Christmas
A Merry Christmas to all readers. I hope everyone has an enjoyable time. I will be doing some posts over the Christmas period. As I’ve said before, there’s nothing wrong with being either an anorak or a sad person (or both … Continue reading
Unguarded comments
The unguarded comments of some Liberal Democrat ministers have caused some controversy. Some are not that surprising, or especially worrying. Paul Burstow told the undercover reporters: “I don’t want you to trust David Cameron… in the sense that you believe … Continue reading
A different type of Lord
Amazon thought I may be interested in a new book entitled The Young Lords. One can see why it may appear of interest. However, as the Young Lords was the name derived from a Chicago street gang that evolved into … Continue reading
The Norton View 