Nationhood

Trump Palestine Palestinian Refugees Refugee definition

Amidst all the buffoonery, Trump is right to reject the Palestinian definition of ‘refugee’

November 7, 2018
Carl Jacobs
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I never expected much good to originate from the election of the Buffoon. Sure, the fact that Hillary Clinton will from time unto eternity be remembered as 'she who enabled the election of Donald Trump' is about as close as…

Trump’s UN “hate speech” tells the world a few home truths

September 20, 2017
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres doesn't like divisive political discourse: he prefers consensual dialogue about climate change; exhortations to build bridges rather than walls; measured denunciations of Israel rather than the…

Lord Carey comes out for Brexit: "It is the refrain of freedom"

May 15, 2016
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"Poor George," they'll sigh in the House of Bishops. "He's finally..." They won't bother to finish the sentence; just make little circular motions with their forefingers pointing to the…

The Epistle of St Nigel: Ukip’s crass ‘Christian Manifesto’

April 29, 2015
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Ukip have issued a 'Christian Manifesto'. They haven't issued a Muslim one, or a Hindu one, or a Sikh one, or a Buddhist one. Nor have they issued a…

The only Church mentioned by 'Judæo-Christian' Ukip is prefixed with Winston

April 16, 2015
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For those who favour the secession of the United Kingdom from the European Union - and there are many millions who do, cutting right across the mainstream of political…

#PastoralLetter (4): sowing old seeds cannot produce "new politics"

March 28, 2015
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Having responded to the Preface of the Pastoral Letter from the House of Bishops “to the people and parishes of the Church of England for the General Election 2015″;…

#PastoralLetter (2): Visions, dreams and nebulous notions of detachment

March 2, 2015
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Having responded to the Preface of the Pastoral Letter from the House of Bishops "to the people and parishes of the Church of England for the General Election 2015",…

Why do bishops flaunt their Socialism but shroud their Conservatism?

February 19, 2015
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When the Archbishop of York was giving media interviews recently to promote his book On Rock or Sand?, he made clear that "the theology of where I am coming…

Moral hazard: if Greece will not pay for profligacy, why should anyone?

January 26, 2015
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The democratic lightning has struck Athens, but the thunder will reverberate throughout all of Europe. As the 'anti-austerity' Syriza party is swept to power in Greece, its leader Alexis…

What role for the Church of England in English devolution?

September 23, 2014
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"Sanity transcends political differences", tweeted the Bishop of Willesden when it appeared there was some cross-party agreement on the pressing need for English devolution following the Prime Minister's 'vow' of…

If Scotland votes "Yes", it will be John Major's fault

September 10, 2014
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"More than 20 years ago, I opposed devolution," writes Sir John Major in today's Times. "I did so not because I thought Scotland could not govern itself. Plainly it can.…