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Quite
Tim Worstall —
Authority: 605
In a free society, people should be at liberty to hold intolerant views if they wish. Our public order laws are meant to mark the boundary between free speech and a deliberate attempt to whip up violence; Something that many seem to have missed the point of. Inside our heads we’re allowed to think absolutely ...6 hours ago -
The technocratic calculation problem
Tim Worstall —
Authority: 605
Gosh, wouldn’t the world be such a better place if those clever and selfless people who man the bureaucracy simply told us all what we may and may not do? Oh, some would worry and bleat about those outmoded concepts of individual freedom and liberty but they can be ignored: consigned to the dustbin of history along ...2 days ago -
Those with nothing to hide have nothing to fear
Tim Worstall —
Authority: 605
Oh yeah ? Mrs Elliott, 42, had her details logged on the police national computer after she was wrongly accused by her estranged husband of signing his name on the form. She was arrested but cleared within 24 hours, and checks at the school found no evidence of wrongdoing. However, officers kept details of ...2 days ago -
Lithuania incurs EU wrath for law against the propagation of homosexuality to children
Anglican Mainstream —
Authority: 155
From Cranmer If ever proof were needed that EU national governments may no longer legislate in accordance with their own cultural traditions, or enact laws which uphold the Christian understanding of the family, it is now evident . Astonishingly (or perhaps not), the European Parliament has considered ...3 days ago -
Catholic Parish Cancels Series About Homosexuality in Face of Homosexualist Pressure
Anglican Mainstream —
Authority: 155
By Patrick B. Craine, LifeSiteNews MONTREAL, Quebec. A Montreal Catholic parish hosting a series for parents on instilling a normal and integrated sexual identity in their children has been intimidated into cancelling the remainder of the sessions following threats of protest from homosexualists. Moreover, the ...5 days ago -
Imposing Secularism in State Schools Isn’t Religious Neutrality, but Religious Persecution
Anglican Mainstream —
Authority: 155
David Conway, Civitas ‘Now there’s spiritual warfare and flesh and blood breaking down. Ya either got faith or ya got unbelief and there ain’t no neutral ground.’ So sang Bob Dylan . I was put in mind of those lyrics by a recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The ...5 days ago -
From Iron Curtain to knuckle-duster
Anglican Mainstream —
Authority: 155
By Melanie Phillips Twenty years ago today, supporters of freedom and human rights cheered and wept for joy as the Berlin Wall was torn down by jubilant young Germans. To so many, that heady day seemed to herald the emergence of a better world. The spectre of communism had finally been laid to rest. Liberty had ...1 week ago -
Senior chaplain in Helmand province: ‘We kill to defeat evil’
Anglican Mainstream —
Authority: 155
From Cranmer The senior padre of Task Force Helmand, 11 Light Brigade, has said British soldiers in Afghanistan should be prepared to die in a ‘fight against the evil of fundamentalism’. Padre Mark Christian said killing ‘to defeat evil’ was ‘morally permissible’. He leads today’s Remembrance ...1 week ago -
I don’t know what your Hungarian is like
Tim Worstall —
Authority: 605
But here’s footage of the Pan European picnic: the first of the East Germans being able to leave Hungary for Austria.1 week ago -
For the week ahead
Tim Worstall —
Authority: 605
I date the exact moment to when one of the crowd turns to the senior border guard and says: “Don’t be stupid”. From the moment that those who can arrest, imprison, shoot, are held in contempt, not fear, then liberty has won. And from the Reichstag. And don’t forget the Hungarians. If anyone can find it, I ...1 week ago -
Homage to those who stand against the forces of dictatorship
Mabinogogiblog —
Authority: 433
I get choked when I watch these videos of the current pro-democracy demonstrations in Iran. The sheer courage and persistence of the Green Movement, the students of Iran, in the face of the cowardly swaggering police and Basij militia is an example to all who aspire to something better than the moronic, thoughtless ...1 week ago -
Most amusing
Tim Worstall —
Authority: 605
OK, so Melissa McEwan’s a little over the top here but she does make a good point. There are certain things called “rights” which are not, or should not be, subject to the tyranny of the majority. In her example whether or not two same sex people can get married to each other is just such a right, not ...1 week ago -
Oh please, do fuck off
Tim Worstall —
Authority: 605
The event – dubbed ‘non fire night’ – will see dozens of families hold sparklers and gather around a massive screen showing film footage of a bonfire. Recorded images of a roaring real fire will be projected onto a 16ft by 12ft screen mounted on a scaffolding stand – at a cost of £300. This is ...1 week ago -
Oh Joy!
Tim Worstall —
Authority: 605
Councils are to have their powers to snoop on the public curbed under government plans aimed at addressing alarm at the expansion of the surveillance state. Local authorities have used legislation intended to tackle terrorism and serious crime to deal with minor offences such as dog fouling. Under the plans, ...1 week ago -
Home Educators have the Association of Directors of Childrens Services to thank for their misery
Staffordshire —
Authority: 423
They are the people who want to own home educating family’s lives, and probably every other family’s but they are keeping quiet about that for now. These people would feel much better if we would just behave as pawns in their much more important lives and careers. They are mistaken if they think that access to ...1 week ago -
Miss Adlington and Mr. Boyle
Tim Worstall —
Authority: 605
Olympic swimming champion Rebecca Adlington has formally complained to the BBC that it let comedian Frankie Boyle off with ‘a slap on the wrist’ over jokes that caused her deep hurt. The double gold medal winner at last year’s Beijing Olympics has demanded an explanation from the BBC Trust over why it chose not ...2 weeks ago -
Judge Rules Your E-Mail is Not Private, Government Can Read It Without Telling You
Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print —
Authority: 549
The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly ...2 weeks ago -
Arresting people for criticizing the cops is a no-no
The Reality-Based Community —
Authority: 138
Sheriff Joe Arpaio likes to use his law enforcement powers to harass his critics. Thats a federal felony.2 weeks ago -
Khyra Ishaq a tool in the government’s campaign to oppress children and families.
Staffordshire —
Authority: 423
There is much fear amongst home educators that despite a record 5342 responses to the consultation on registration and monitoring of home educators the government will slip something into legislation that will bring the changes it wants to see into law without them going through due process and without the ...2 weeks ago -
Professional Policing?
Mabinogogiblog —
Authority: 433
Further to the Dialogue with an Officer, below, who feels that the G20 Bishopsgate violence is wholly due to protesters and in no way due to the police tactics, take a look at this. 1:44 - officer lashing out with force. 2:08, 2:17 officer using edge of shield. These people had nowhere to go. The police were not ...2 weeks ago
