Cutting
There has been much debate here in the UK on the new round of spending cuts that have come into force this month as part of the Coalition’s austerity measures. In particular, the cuts to Housing Benefit and Council Tax …
Tag: Autumn
More on the “New” Legal Advice
The “new” legal advice is nothing of the sort; it is identical to the one leaked in May by Andrew Brown of the Guardian. Let’s try and piece together the history of this document. 5th July 2010 – The Southwark …
Progress Report
We’re now safely ensconced in Canterbury and the house is coming into some semblance of order. It’s great to have a separate dining room that isn’t just a thorough-fare through to the kitchen and Reuben is loving having his own bedroom …
What are the Odds?
As you probably know by now, two of the candidates for the post of Bishop Suffragan in Los Angeles are in sexual relationships outside of marriage, exactly the kind of thing that Rowan in his recent letter said was simply …
20 Weeks Campaign Formally Launches
Nadine Dorries MP will on Tuesday launch the official parliamentary campaign to reduce the upper limit for abortion from 24 weeks to 20 weeks when the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill is debated in the Commons later this month. Nadine …
Why Darling should cut Fuel Duty
Here in the UK (and I guess elsewhere if my friends in the US are anything to go by) the price of petrol ("gas" for you colonists) has shot up in the last few weeks. Only yesterday the price per …