UK Politics – Page 6 – An Exercise in the Fundamentals of Orthodoxy

Marriage, Statistics, UK Politics, Understanding Society

Understanding Society – Phase One

Peter Ould Feb 28, 2011 Tagged with Academic Criteria, Biological Parent, Biological Parents, Biomedical Data, British Households, Dataset, Economic And Social Research Council, Esrc, Financial Circumstances, First Wave, Interdisciplinary Focus, Life Satisfaction, Longitudinal Study, New Ground, Personal Relationships, Phase One, Previous Research, Social Histories, Society Survey, Understanding Society

The first results from the ongoing Understanding Society survey have been released and there are some …

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Church of England, Civil Partnerships, Legal Stuff, Secular / Christian, UK Politics

Rowan and Parliament

Peter Ould Feb 27, 2011 Tagged with Archbishop Of Canterbury, Church of England, Civil Partnerships, Conservative Approach, Conservative Mp, Controversial Issues, Dr Williams, Homosexual Couples, Kempton, Man And A Woman, Mr Kirby, North Oxfordshire, Parliament Reports, Parliamentarians, Religious Buildings, Rowan Williams, Sex Couple, Simon Kirby, Tony Baldry, Tory Mp

Reports in the Telegraph this morning that the Archbishop of Canterbury has essentially told parliamentarians where …

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Church of England, Civil Partnerships, Ecclesiastical, UK Politics

Official Government Statement on Civil Partnerships

Peter Ould Feb 17, 2011 Tagged with All Faiths, British Government, Campaign Groups, Civil Marriage, Civil Partnerships, Equality Act, Freedom Of Religion, Government Statement, Home Secretary, Lgb, Lynne Featherstone, Partnership Registration, Real Desire, Registrations, Religious Buildings, Religious Group, Religious Organisations, Same Sex Couples, Theresa May, Transgender

Here it is. NEW PUSH FOR LGB AND T EQUALITY WILL ALLOW CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS IN RELIGIOUS …

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Legal Stuff, Sex Education, UK Politics

Chris Bryant’s Sex and Relationships Education Bill

Peter Ould Feb 11, 2011 Tagged with Chris Bryant, City Colleges, City Technology Colleges, Due Regard, Education Act, Education Bill, Education Sections, Governing Bodies, Governing Body, Head Teacher, Head Teachers, Moral Considerations, Nhs Bodies, Relationships Education, Relevant Sections, Second Reading, Section 404, Sex And Relationships, Sex Education, Stable Relationships

The Bill that I’ve been asked to talk about on Sunday has now been published prior …

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Featured, Media Appearance, Sex Education, UK Politics

On the BBC on Sunday

Peter Ould Feb 9, 2011 Tagged with Bbc, Bbc Radio, Chris Bryant, Education Bill, Guernsey, Guess, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Local Radio, Newcastle, Nice People, Oxford, Second Reading, Sex Education, Sex Radio, Sunday Morning, Sunday People, Three Counties, Time Station, West Midlands

Those nice people at the BBC have asked me to talk about Chris Bryant’s Sex Education …

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Elections, UK Politics, Voting Systems

Certain Voting Systems are not “Morally Superior”

Peter Ould Feb 2, 2011 Tagged with Accountability, Bishops, Constituencies, Constituents, Democracy, Ekklesia, Elections, Favour, Fiddle, Filibustering, Fraud, Mp, National Basis, Parliament, Pr Systems, Proportional Systems, Public Election, Ridiculous Levels, Vote, Voting Systems

They are just different. I cannot believe the statement issued yesterday by ten bishops on the …

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Legal Stuff, Secular / Christian, UK Politics

Graeme Archer on the B&B Ruling

Peter Ould Jan 26, 2011 Tagged with Amp, Armour, Bed And Breakfast, Bouncers, Brighton, Bulls, Case Law, Christians, Common Sense, Ditch, Gay Venue, Germ, Graeme Archer, Legislation, Marine Parade, Night Club, Private Sphere, Quango, Target, Unwritten Rules

As always, Graeme is challenging and insightful. The B&B case. So we have now proven that …

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Conservatives, UK Politics

Oldham East and Saddleworth points in one direction

Peter Ould Jan 14, 2011 Tagged with Autumn Winter, Beasts, Brogan, Coalition Partner, Conservative Party, Conservative Voters, Conservatives, Daily Mail, Declines, Election Candidates, Favour, General Election, Lib Dems, Liberal Democrats, Muich, Oldham, Opinion Polls, Tories, Tory Party, Vote Share, Voter Preferences, Wh

… and that is coalition by-election candidates. A lot of fuss today in centre right blogs …

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Featured, Student Fees, UK Politics

Some Advice for Protestors

Peter Ould Dec 10, 2010 Tagged with Breaking The Law, Bricks, Cenotaph, Christmas Tree, Darkest Hours, Dictatorship, Flags, Gratitude, Innocent Students, Liberal Democracy, Men And Women, Parliament, Parliament Square, Privilige, Protest Marches, Protestors, Statuses, Tweets, Ultimate Sacrifice, Wisdom

Can I offer some wisdom? Tweets and emails are batting back and forth this morning as …

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Student Fees, UK Politics

Cranmer on Yesterday

Peter Ould Dec 10, 2010 Tagged with Cenotaph, Christmas Tree, Collective Interests, Cranmer, Duchess Of Cornwall, Government Buildings, Liberal Democracy, Moral Reason, Pain And Suffering, Prince Of Wales, Revolutionaries, Sacred Memory, Sacrilege, Social Contract, Trafalgar Square, Union Flag, University Chancellors, Vice Chancellors, Violent Disorder, Winston Churchill

Absolutely spot on. It is one thing to terrorise the Prince of Wales and the Duchess …

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