Origin of the Specious

Department of Justice Supreme Court of Great Britain – Judicial Vacancies HM Government is proud of the role our courts play in ensuring we live in a free and democratic society. However, recently the judiciary’s decision-making ability has become suspect. The Department of Justice is now seeking to appoint several additional senior judges to the … [Continue reading “Did I really see this in the newspaper?”]

Many are saying the unthinkable has happened. It hasn’t. There were four candidates in the US Presidential race and one of them had to come in first. So distilling what the disbelievers are saying into what they really mean, their preferred candidate did not win. Oh well. You win some, you lose some. The Origin … [Continue reading “Suspending one’s suspension of disbelief”]

Ralph Waldo Emerson believed that a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. Given the conduct of the candidates, the political parties and the media over the past several months of the US Presidential election campaign, one could argue that Emerson was right. But rather than cast aspersions on anyone, I am wondering what … [Continue reading “It should have ended consistently”]

Dear John, Please forgive my familiarity but, to paraphrase Monty Python, you are an ex-monarch. I am writing to you to share with your spirit some thoughts on the current state of perhaps one of your greatest achievements. Of course, all of the opinions that follow are my own and opinions only. I suppose now … [Continue reading “Is 800 years more than enough? A Dear John letter”]

As reported in The Guardian, The Times and elsewhere, Christian Holliday is a borough councillor in Guildford who recently launched a petition to have Parliament enact a law making support for EU membership, after Britain leaves the Union, a treasonable offence.  For his efforts Mr Holliday was suspended from the party group with his petition … [Continue reading “My country, right or right wing?”]

The dust has settled and I have been able to sort through my thoughts on this year’s Tory Party conference.   I was amazed by the powers-that-be’s inability to anticipate the reactions to Home Secretary’s announcement that the government would implement a new policy of requiring employers in the UK to disclose the names and numbers … [Continue reading “Extrapolating from one news item”]