Commenting on the recent rescinding of his invitation to lecture at Cambridge, Jordan Peterson observes of our Western culture: ‘We are becoming unmoored, because we no longer share the structure these [ancient biblical] stories undergird. This is psychologically destabilising. It’s producing a pathological and desperate nihilism that is increasingly common and, at the same time, a pronounced... Continue Reading →
Labour MP and longstanding LGBT activist Geraint Davies has published a backbench bill to ban ‘conversion therapy’ in the UK. So-called conversion therapy – also called reparative therapy or sexual reorientation therapy – is therapy designed to change one’s sexual orientation from homosexual (or other) to heterosexual. The bill does not have the support of the government so... Continue Reading →
Since 2016 and the Brexit and Trump breakthroughs it is often said that the biggest divide in politics is between the ‘somewheres’ and the ‘anywheres’, the nationalists and the globalists. This is true, but it is also only one symptom of the deeper divide that exists on a number of fronts between conservatives and progressives.... Continue Reading →
The Conservative Woman has commented here and here on the extraordinary evidence given by David Steel to the Inquiry into Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse linked to Westminster; on his confession that he did nothing about Cyril Smith, in spite of ‘assuming’ his guilt in relation to offences concerning young boys, and later recommended him for a knighthood. It is deeply shocking,... Continue Reading →
Rebel Priest reported on Thursday that the Diocese of Birmingham has responded to pleas from the concerned parents protesting at Parkfield Community School in Saltley, Birmingham, over inappropriate sex education with a flat refusal to recognise their concerns. Leaving aside for the moment the diplomatic snub this represents, it is worth taking a closer look... Continue Reading →
