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The Holly and the Ivy – King’s College Cambridge 2008

15th December 2017 OldTrout 2128 Comments

The words of the carol occur in three broadsides published in Birmingham in the early nineteenth century. An early mention of the carol’s title occurs in William Hone’s 1823 work Ancient Mysteries Described, which includes [more…]

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Polis Sco’lan – Equalities visit to Strathbolloch Primary School

15th December 2017 DH 1278 Comments

Mrs McRoper, class teacher, addresses the wide-eyed youngsters in the assembly hall. “…and as you all know, diversity is at the heart of all we do here at Strathbolloch Primary. Through our visits to Glasgow [more…]

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The Relevance of Christianity – Part One

10th December 2017 Jonathon Davies 1690 Comments

The State of Affairs According to the 2011 census, Christians make up 59.5% of the UK population. Those with no religion make up 25.7%. Then you have Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism and Buddhism. Anglicans make [more…]

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Gmbd, Perfect

9th December 2017 Gmbd 1082 Comments

My second wife said to her friend at the reception something like “he is a perfectionist and I am not” “OOh that will not last” Well it didn’t but what does these days ? What [more…]

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Absolutism and Abortion

5th December 2017 Katabasis 2053 Comments

The ongoing vilification of Jacob Rees-Mogg regarding his specific view on abortion is beyond the pale for any society that regards itself as civilised and rational. There is a reason that numerous philosophical dilemmas and [more…]

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The Future – A Millennial’s Prayer

3rd December 2017 Jonathon Davies 1806 Comments

“Here comes the 21st Century, it’s gonna be so much better for a Taff like me…” 1967: in the future, I bet we will have a cure for cancer, flying cars, and other cool stuff [more…]

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Gmbd, life and that

18th November 2017 Gmbd 1207 Comments

I’ve always thought that there has to be more going on, something elusive, something hidden. The clearest, earliest memory after I was not here is about 18 months when I greenstick fractured my leg jumping [more…]

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Gmbd, Evil

4th November 2017 Gmbd 0 Comments

Did I say what a great burden it is having psychic abilities, being able to read the mind of others ? In one way it is a fascinating hobby but can be draining. I don’t [more…]

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Gmbd, making stuff

28th October 2017 Gmbd 0 Comments

I want to talk about the things that you can do. I am one of those annoying people who is good at everything that they do. Like a Renaissance man idea or you could say [more…]

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