If you haven’t heard that St. Martins-in-the-Fields stopped Cristina Odone from using their pulpit to rant about how religious people are persecuted last week, you simply haven’t been paying attention. She was banging on about it on the Today programme and now has a column in the Observer saying the same thing: When a Christian… Continue reading Cristina Odone: drop the martyr act
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age – too much wind
I loved Elizabeth, the original Shekhar Kapur / Cate Blanchett film. Sure it was historically inaccurate, but it was done with such aplomb. Basically the film was The Godfather Part I in a frock. So I was expecting Elizabeth: The Golden Age to be the Godfather Part II. Sadly, it was rather closer in quality… Continue reading Elizabeth: The Golden Age – too much wind
Dawkins: start growing a beard
According to the BBC, Jack Straw today is to announce plans “allowing MPs to scrutinise public appointments and choose bishops.” Sounds good to me. I think it should be Lib Dem policy to make Richard Dawkins the next Archbishop of Canterbury.