Today is clearly a day for me spotting online petitions. This one has been signed by Tony Blair and has provoked the following response from the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection: “This petition is being run by an extremist group of vested interests representing a very narrow area of medical research. “They want… Continue reading The People’s Petition
Tag: culture wars
That pesky F-word
Why is it that when people in UK politics refer to “federalism” in the context of Europe they mean it to imply the creation of a homogenous EU Super State, while in the context of the UK, they suggest it would lead to a break up of the Union? As it happens, I think Falconer… Continue reading That pesky F-word
Wedge strategy or salami slicing? Two equally valid theories
Creationism is to be discussed as part of the GCSE biology syllabus: The [OCR] exam board says students need to understand the background to theories. Its new “Gateway to Science” curriculum asks pupils to examine how organisms become fossilised. Teachers are asked to “explain that the fossil record has been interpreted differently over time (e.g.… Continue reading Wedge strategy or salami slicing? Two equally valid theories