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Veneration, adoration and devotion in the Cult of Trump

January 20, 2021
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"Much of the world and half the country will breathe a sigh of relief that the four years of psychodrama have ended," intoned the sober and disinterested Matt Frei of Channel 4 News last night. Perhaps one oughtn't to expect…

Capitol invasion: it wasn’t Trump supporters who first chanted ‘Not my President’

January 7, 2021
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The scenes at the US Capitol should distress any supporter of democracy, and have rightly attracted condemnation across the globe. That people have died in the chaos adds to the…

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Concession and transition or voter fraud and prosecution? If only Alistair Cooke were alive today

November 10, 2020
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Earlier this year, locked down in France, I wrote about my pleasure at discovering an important treasure trove from my childhood and adolescence. The BBC has used the wonders of…

US Presidential Election: chaos, confusion, litigation and… whatever

November 6, 2020
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The Trump Presidency has been like no other, and as we observe the agony of the election count it is entirely in keeping with the last four years. It feels…

Twitter censorship of the Biden scandal merits questions in Parliament

October 16, 2020
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There is something rather sinister going on at Twitter. Readers will recall the daily news being full of serious allegations of Russian collusion with the Trump campaign in order to…

Guardian ‘reveals’ Amy Coney Barrett is Roman Catholic (and takes her faith seriously)

October 2, 2020
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The Guardian has revealed that Amy Coney Barrett, Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, is Roman Catholic. Quite why they have only just cottoned on to this is something…

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Trump should bring forward his Supreme Court Justice nominee without delay

September 21, 2020
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The death of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a significant event on a number of levels. It is, of course, a personal sadness for her family and…

English Channel migrants come in search of community and belonging

August 7, 2020
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Earlier this week, I found within the BBC treasure trove of the Alistair Cooke archive a 1992 edition in which he explored the vexed question of immigration and the relevance…

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Why does the BBC believe Bishop Michael Curry channels the soul of America?

July 30, 2020
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In the UK we don’t often get the chance to hear quality broadcasting from many years ago, but on 1st August the BBC will be broadcasting a programme about the…

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Trump “turns holy ground into a battle ground”

June 2, 2020
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He knows his base. He knows what they want, and he knows how to give it. This picture of President Trump holding up a Bible in front of a church…

A ‘climate emergency’ demands a Green manifesto more useful that Joanna Southcott’s box

May 1, 2019
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Former US President George W Bush revealed in his book Decision Points that he often broke the conversational ice with visiting heads of state by asking the question: 'What keeps…