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LONDON RIOTS: THE RISE OF THE DISAFFECTED AND JUST PLAIN BAD

This blog is not an analysis of the British riots. It is a brief take on my own experience of living 35 years in a mixed society in South London In 1983, I moved from leafy Putney to Lambeth Borough … Continue reading

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FORGET, FORGET THE 5th November – gunpowder, treason and rot

Not so long ago a vocal non-Christian minority in the United Kingdom called for Christmas to be stopped. Already the Christian morning assembly has been dropped in many schools and the traditional Nativity Play is no longer staged where there … Continue reading

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CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS

  What does Christmas mean to you? A bonus at work, extended shopping hours, more cooking, school holidays,the Pope`s Benediction and the Queen`s message to her subjects, a new version of Silent Night, greeting cards, office parties, eating and drinking, … Continue reading

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