Depends which denomination you're arguing from. The particular "fundamentalisms" dominant in America are one thing amongst others.
November 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Depends which denomination you're arguing from. The particular "fundamentalisms" dominant in America are one thing amongst others.
I'm so old I can remember people grumbling that intellectual standards slipped when Dominic Lawson took over as editor. It was practically an academic journal compared to what it is now. Then again, that's also true of Radio Times.
November 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I'm so old I can remember people grumbling that intellectual standards slipped when Dominic Lawson took over as editor. It was practically an academic journal compared to what it is now. Then again, that's also true of Radio Times.
She's a national treasure.
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
She's a national treasure.
In the good old days most people had no idea about the private behaviour.
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
In the good old days most people had no idea about the private behaviour.
Indeed. If you want to appreciate the value of a PPE degree, try reading a Pete North blogpost about political theory. We shouldn't be ashamed to insist some essays are just better than others.
November 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Indeed. If you want to appreciate the value of a PPE degree, try reading a Pete North blogpost about political theory. We shouldn't be ashamed to insist some essays are just better than others.
Another fun fact: Roger Scruton applied to become a Tory MP in the 70s. He got an interview at Central Office and they didn't take him further (different process from the one Thatcher introduced later).
November 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Another fun fact: Roger Scruton applied to become a Tory MP in the 70s. He got an interview at Central Office and they didn't take him further (different process from the one Thatcher introduced later).
Fun fact: C.S.Lewis was influenced by Balfou's Gifford Lectures "Theism And Humanism". The printed version of the lectures was in 1915 with an introduction apologising that it was delayed by the distracting outbreak of global conflict.
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Fun fact: C.S.Lewis was influenced by Balfou's Gifford Lectures "Theism And Humanism". The printed version of the lectures was in 1915 with an introduction apologising that it was delayed by the distracting outbreak of global conflict.
And were the older stars so very bright? Cf. William Gerhardie's verdict on Balfour: "Amongst politicians he passed as a great intellectual, amongst the intellectuals he was seen as a great politician."
November 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
And were the older stars so very bright? Cf. William Gerhardie's verdict on Balfour: "Amongst politicians he passed as a great intellectual, amongst the intellectuals he was seen as a great politician."
Was it ever so good, or just that for a while in the mid 20th century it could attract people who could have had academic careers (Healey, Keith Joseph etc)?
November 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Was it ever so good, or just that for a while in the mid 20th century it could attract people who could have had academic careers (Healey, Keith Joseph etc)?
I'm already avoiding Your Party discourse, so abstaining from Kemi discourse is just fair play, and I'm just tired of this stuff now.
November 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I'm already avoiding Your Party discourse, so abstaining from Kemi discourse is just fair play, and I'm just tired of this stuff now.
Shall we all agree to just let this one pass us by? I mean, c'mon, it's nearly Christmas...
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Shall we all agree to just let this one pass us by? I mean, c'mon, it's nearly Christmas...
Yeah there must be so many IT Crowd scripts that were too bad to film.
November 28, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Yeah there must be so many IT Crowd scripts that were too bad to film.
That's my favourite Pet Shop Boys lyric.
November 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
That's my favourite Pet Shop Boys lyric.
Yeah you can't just discount bald Britpop blokes like that.
November 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Yeah you can't just discount bald Britpop blokes like that.
Just wait till he finds out about insurance.
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Just wait till he finds out about insurance.
I dunno, maybe there's just too much polling. Or we should throw in a few wildcard questions, like "Should Pluto be a planet again?"
November 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I dunno, maybe there's just too much polling. Or we should throw in a few wildcard questions, like "Should Pluto be a planet again?"
Earliest gig had a different line-up, as has never been a secret
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The Manchester Scenes
A minor ripple in the world of publishing lately has been the appearance of the memoirs of the drummer of an old indie rock group from the 80s. The group were moderately successful at the time, but…
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November 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Earliest gig had a different line-up, as has never been a secret
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