I saw Richard Dawkin’s two-part documentary The Enemies of Reason a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been meaning to add a note of criticism here. It’s not that I disagree with his assessment that people such as spirit mediums and alternative health gurus are not antithetical to enlightenment values; far from it. My problem… Continue reading The true enemies of reason
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Ben Ramm doesn’t speak for me
I feel the need to point this fact out because whenever a journalist wants a rentaquote to be rude about the party leader, they not only trot out Ben Ramm but they insist that he publishes “a magazine for Liberal Democrat activists“. If he does, he keeps quite quiet about it. The Liberal is a… Continue reading Ben Ramm doesn’t speak for me
Why Islington Labour are the most appalling hypocrites
There’s been some hoo–haa recently about Emily Thornberry MP buying up former housing association property at auction. Interestingly, she denies it is an investment, claiming the property will be used to, as Ms Thornberry puts it, “provide cheap and cheerful accommodation for some young people,” while the Islington Tribune article that appears in suggests it… Continue reading Why Islington Labour are the most appalling hypocrites