Stephen Hawking has accused ministers of damaging the NHS, blaming the Conservatives in a passionate and sustained attack for slashing funding, weakening the health service though privatisation, demoralising staff by curbing pay and cutting social care support.The renowned 75-year-old physicist was speaking to promote an address he will give on Saturday outlining how he owes …
Continue reading "Stephen Hawking blames Tory politicians for damaging NHS – The Guardian"
Dr Hugh Houghton said the earliest Latin interpretation of the Gospels tells readers not to take the Bible too literally ShutterstockA British academic has said that the earliest Latin interpretation of the Gospels tells readers not to take the Bible too literally.Dr Hugh Houghton, of the University of Birmingham, said “it’s not the literal meaning …
Continue reading "British scholar: ‘Don’t take the bible literally’ – Dr Hugh Houghton"
Mr Justice Darling, “Judicial Lightweight”, by SpyThis blog is written about an English judge who died, aged 87, a month before I was born, and inhabited a totally different age..He had served as a High Court Judge in the Queen’s Bench Division for 27 years and was made a peer (not a law lord) the …
Continue reading "Mr Justice Darling: “an impudent little man in horsehair” By Henry Brooke"
Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesThe Trump presidency will end poorly. It's been evident from long before he officially announced his campaign that Donald Trump was catastrophically unfit for any government service, let alone the most powerful elected office in the country. The first seven months of his administration have been a cascading series of failures, scandals, and …
Continue reading "Trump is emboldening racists. This will end disastrously. ThisWeek"
There is a reason why it was stated that if you are coming to equity come with clean hands. You cannot preach against or fight a corrupt system when your hands may themselves be soiled and tainted.You can't instill financial/ethical discipline if you are not, culturally, financially and ethically disciplined. Ask Emir MSII, Prof. Mahmoud …
Continue reading "COME TO EQUITY WITH CLEAN HANDS by Hassan Mohammed"
Centre for Nigeria Progress 