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Hace 9 horas · Δ. "Jim" of Glide Time One of Chris Trotter's unending themes are his hymns to the world of New Zealand that was lost in 1984. These appear regularly, whether it's railing against a National-led government continuing its dastardly neo-liberal plans in the dark shadow of the evil Roger Douglas, or lamenting the gutlessness of a Labour-led….
Hace 9 horas · Thomas Paine – "Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited." ~ Lord Acton – Commentary on what interests me, reflecting my personal take on the world. Home; About Adam Smith 1922; Disinformation,mistruths,lies; Free Speech; The Bruneval Raid.
Hace 9 horas · Origins William van Mildert, Bishop of Durham and one of the founders of the university. Between around 1286 and 1291 the Benedictine monks of Durham established a hall at Oxford University to provide them with a seat of learning. In 1381 this received an endowment from Thomas Hatfield, Bishop of Durham, becoming Durham College.Durham College was surrendered to the Crown in 1545 following the ...
Hace 1 día · In an article in May last year, Thomas Cranmer reported that the Waipareira Trust paid out a six million dollar management fee and noted: “The management fee alone is an eye-watering amount and seems difficult to justify in the context of the services that the commissioning agency is seeking to fund.”
Hace 9 horas · Erdogan A Bigger POS Than I Realised. I had just started on this blog in 2019 when I write an article ( Dear President Erdogon, Get Stuffed) about how President Erdogan of Turkey has not only done everything he can to reverse Ataturk’s secularisation of the nation, but has also screwed with civil liberties, starting with reporters: Turkey now ...
Hace 1 día · Adademic scarf from St Peter's College, Oxford.. The wearing of academic scarves is a tradition found at many colleges and universities in English-speaking countries, and particularly in the United Kingdom and Ireland.Sets of two or more coloured stripes have traditionally been used as part of the distinctive visual identity of these institutions.
Hace 9 horas · It is already the third and final day of our School reunion. We are about to visit our former School, St Mary’s Secondary School in Labuk mile 2 from Sandakan town centre.
