French Muslim leaders stated yesterday, “They have hit us all. We are all victims. These people [the murderers] are a minority”. And this statement is much more important than any of the soundbite platitudes and handwringing-rhetoric of eager politicians. In his column in today’s Times David Aaronovitch upbraids all members of the apologist liberal left…
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Communication Breakdown Dogs Political Disengagement
by Dominic O'Byrne •
If you spend any time trawling freelance job sites like People Per Hour or Elance as a seller or a buyer, you appreciate how shocking is the divide in communication skills between the haves and have-nots. Just this morning I clicked the ‘learn more’ link on a job abstract, only to see the message that…
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Is the English Language Still Fit for Purpose?
by Dominic O'Byrne •
We’re reminded today by David Aaronovitch in the Times of why care with English usage and knowing the rules is more than simple pedantry or being ‘cute’. And it echoes what I’ve been saying for years – some might say ad nauseam, that in allowing the governing clerical classes to get away with bad English…
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Do Catholics really want a repeal of The Act of Settlement now?
by Dominic O'Byrne •
It can be viewed only as a right-minded and overdue thing that the antediluvian establishment attitude to Catholics in Britain is coming under ever closer scrutiny. Surely…? And it’s especially pleasing to see it written about so articulately by a Jew – Our island must stop living in the Tudor past, David Aaronovitch, The Times…