Atheism, Liberalism, and Freedom of Religion

The French report calling for a ban on women wearing Islamic face veils worries me, for a number of reasons. Don't get me wrong, I...

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Freedom of Speech and Proscribed Organisations

There's been a lot of discussion recently about the banning of the fundamentalist group "Islam4UK". Opinions are strongly divided; many people on both the left...

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Co-operating on Transport

For quite some time, I've believed very firmly that public services should be public --- not private, run for the benefit of their shareholders to...

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Twilight — Review

A couple of days ago I watched Twilight, for two reasons --- one, I thought it only fair that I watch it before ranting about...

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