Tag: child abuse

Long Reads, Politics

Starmer and the Nazgul of Events

BY DAVID EYLES Politics is driven by ideas, culture and events. Ideas and culture may sometimes clash to produce unintended consequences. These consequences, and events from outside the system, will dictate the outcome. The economist and philosopher Nassim Nicholas Taleb used the term ‘black swan event’ to describe those events which occur rarely, and which are not only unexpected but unpredictable by virtue of being … Continue reading Starmer and the Nazgul of Events

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Politics, Religion

Protecting the Work

BY STEWART SLATER Educating in a few short years a Prime Minister who resigned in disgrace from the highest office in the land and, later, from Parliament, and the first Archbishop of Canterbury to fall on his pectoral cross, there was obviously something in the water at Eton back then. For it will not have escaped your notice that Justin Welby has resigned to take … Continue reading Protecting the Work

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Opinion, Religion

The Cracked Teflon of Priests

BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN During some rainy days of holiday this summer, I was forced to watch some Poldark episodes by my persuasive wife and I confess that I enjoyed the performance of the actor Christian Brassington as the loathsome Reverend Osborne Whitworth. Hardly what you’d expect of a Man of God, Reverend Osborne is a lecherous hypocrite and a slave to deviant thoughts. Unable to find … Continue reading The Cracked Teflon of Priests

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Social Commentary

The Abuse of Identification

BY FRANK HAVILAND Child abuse is nothing new, though the market has certainly diversified in modern times. In the good old days, most families had an uncle whose hugs were overly-affectionate, just as many a parish vicar was renowned for their ‘hands-on’ approach to pastoral care.  But it wasn’t all bad – Uncle George’s Christmas and birthday gifts were always generous, and at least mum … Continue reading The Abuse of Identification

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