[ad_1] This is what I wrote in a header in July 2021 about the Online Safety Bill – now the Online Safety Act 2023. This introduces the novel and alarming principle that internet companies should have a “duty of care”…
[ad_1] Many years ago the late Charles Stallard, father of the current Bishop of Llandaff and much the wisest man I have ever known, said to me that while a loyal Liberal Democrat he would probably vote for any party…
[ad_1] With all the demands for yet another inquiry, let’s look at the history of previous ones. Five days after the Aberfan tragedy, a Tribunal was set up. It sat for 76 days – the longest inquiry for its type…
[ad_1] Unmacho, but a great gaslighter of the most gullible among us. HE WILL TAKE CREDIT FOR ANYTHING, EVEN WHEN IT’S BLATANTLY NOT TRUE. FACTS MATTER, CHARACTER MATTERS, HONESTY MATTERS, AND RULE OF LAW MATTERS TO THOSE WHO SEE THROUGH…
[ad_1] Picture – Matthaeus Loder – The Card Layer – Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg Last year’s PB Predictions Competition proved to be somewhat like Winston Churchill: popular but very difficult. In true Churchillian ‘never-say-die’ spirit we thought you might like to…
[ad_1] Screenshot Given the dark history of the Royal Family when it comes to coups (King Edward VIII would have been installed as King if the Nazis had invaded and Lord Mountbatten (the current King’s mentor) was touted to become…
[ad_1] In my previous header, I referred to teacher shortages, and noted they are about to get much worse. This is an explanation of that remark and why I think it’s Phillipson’s fault. At this moment, the National Curriculum is…
[ad_1] So we move into the New Year with a blazing row about some fool of a Cabinet Minister shooting her mouth off over an educational policy they don’t understand and are dogmatically devoted to. I can’t help but feel…
[ad_1] From a political betting perspective 2024 was an epic year, a UK general election, a US presidential election with the incumbent quitting the race in July, a Tory leadership contest, a French legislative election, and the betting on the…
[ad_1] President Carter passed away Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia. From peanut farmer, Naval officer to becoming the 39th US President, he leaves behind a legacy of faith, patriotism, and humanity that surpasses any former president. He started…