UK Politics – Page 10 – An Exercise in the Fundamentals of Orthodoxy

Church of England, Legal Stuff, Secular / Christian, Sexuality, UK Politics

Understanding Monday’s Amendments

Peter Ould Jan 23, 2010 Tagged with Amendments, Avoiding Conflict, Bishops, Compliance, Compromise, Doctrines, Equality Bill, Favour, First Amendment, Followers, Line 8, Peers, Principle, Religious Convictions, Religious Organisation, Religious Requirement, Religious Requirements, Restriction, Sex Marriage, Sexual Orientation

The Bishops (below) have asked Peers to vote in favour of three amendments to the Equality …

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Conservatives, Lighter Things, UK Politics

We’re Caught in a Trap

Peter Ould Jan 19, 2010 Tagged with Guido, Posters, Tory

I’m not into defacing posters per se, especially Tory ones, but this is rather humorous… H/T …

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Pastoral, Theology, UK Politics, Wholeness

Here’s to you Mrs Robinson….

Peter Ould Jan 9, 2010 Tagged with Abominations, Child Abuse, Closer To Home, Enemy Number One, First Minister, Hypocrite, Irrational Behaviour, Ladies And Gentlemen, Medical Condition, Mental Illness, Mrs Robinson, Northern Ireland, Peter Robinson, Probity, Psychiatrists, Public Enemy, Public Enemy Number, Public Enemy Number One, Second Chance, Sinner

… Jesus loves you more than you could know, even if everybody else has the knives …

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Liberal Illiberality, UK Politics

Questionable Time

Peter Ould Oct 23, 2009 Tagged with Blighty, Bnp, Churchill, Euro Elections, European Parliament, Famous Quote, Free Speech, Furore, Impartiality, Liberal Democracy, Meps, Mr Griffin, Peaceful Protest, Protesters, Public Platform, Question Time, Snp, Three Times, Trespass, Voltaire

Let me start this post by pointing out that I’m not a fan of the BNP, …

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Technology, UK Politics

The Power of the Internet

Peter Ould Oct 13, 2009

Isn’t this little app wonderful!

Technology, UK Politics

Questions in Parliament

Peter Ould Oct 13, 2009 Tagged with 11 September, Ask Question, Barclays, Carter Ruck, Guardian, Injunctions, Ivory Coast, Legislation, Lyme, Mp, Newcastle Under Lyme, Parliament, Paul Farrelly, Press Freedom, Secretary Of State, Solicitors, Streisand, Tax Avoidance Schemes, Toxic Waste, Trafigura, Whistleblowers

Apparently, Paul Farrely, MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme, will ask this question in the Commons on Thursday. Paul …

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Abortion, UK Politics

Saving Money

Peter Ould Sep 18, 2009 Tagged with 5 Million, 50 Million, Belts, Budget Cuts, Conservative Estimate, Contraceptive Pill, Couples, Department Of Health, Family Planning, Financial Consequences, Free Abortions, Free Prescription, Having An Abortion, Medical Exemption, Medical Reasons, Physical Danger, Pregnancy, Prescription Charges, Prescriptions, Proposals, Saving Money, Terminal Condition

Given that we’re all tightening our belts at the moment, and the Government (soon to be …

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Conservatives, UK Politics

How to Lose Gracefully

Peter Ould Jul 20, 2009 Tagged with Cards, Committee Rooms, Constituency, Daggers, Disaster, Exercise, Local Association, Mending Fences, Noses, Polling Day, Six Months, Slips

I reckon this is the best political blog post so far this year. If I am …

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UK Politics

Four Years Ago

Peter Ould Jul 7, 2009 Tagged with 7 7 Bombings, Aldgate, Anger, Bravery, Claustrophobia, Columbia Road, Disbelief, Evening Crowd, Fourth Anniversary, Goodness, Graeme Archer, Hackney Road, Numbness, Red Mist, Resilience, Second Time, Second Wave, Sunny Evening, Two Families, Wave Attack

The second time in a week that I want to point you to something that Graeme …

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Sexuality, UK Politics

No Apology for Section 28?

Peter Ould Jul 3, 2009 Tagged with Acceptability, Alternative Lifestyles, Apology, Campaigners, Centreright, Depravity, Family Relationship, Gay Liberation, Homosexual Parents, Inner London Education Authority, Local Authorities, Local Authority, Local Government Act, Local Government Act 1988, London Education Authority, Melanchthon, No Doubt, Political Position, School Libraries, Section 28

“Melanchthon” has a really interesting post up at CentreRight on Section 28. As virtually all of …

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