We have been told that Margaret Thatcher’s personal philosophy came from her Wesleyan Methodist roots. The idea of loving thy neighbour as thyself is a well known tenet of Christianity, but the Wesleyans apparently take the ‘thyself’ bit more seriously than most: It is not selfish, but a Christian duty to see yourself right first, so you will be in a position to help others later. Fair enough I…
It must be a huge relief for kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, the infant brides for sale to Saudis in Niger, the family and friends of the female student gang raped and murdered in India, for Meriam Ibrahim, the woman held in chains in Sudan until her daughter (in jail with her) is 2 years old at which point she will receive 100 lashes and then be hanged for marrying as she chose, for those in…
I was in the office kitchen discussing the Clegg/Farage EU debate with some of my colleagues. We are a medium-sized business based in the City of London, and our clients are international banks and finance companies. I realized I was discussing the politics of immigration with a group of people, half of whom areimmigrants. That 50:50 ratio of immigrant to indigenous is approximately the ratio…
Sex and food are best. Music, dancing, drink and beautiful clothes and buildings are pretty good too. So why do I only post about things that annoy me?