Yes, please don’t breed
There is now a group of some 60 men and women apparently, and no doubt growing fast, not least thanks to all the extra publicity, called Birth Strike. They, you’ve …
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Suffer more children
A reminder – if really needed – that child sexual abuse is not all institutional: Nine men have each been jailed for up to 20 years for inflicting an “appalling …
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Always a Bishop, never the Pope
With Julie Bishop retiring from politics at the next election (another senior departure) there is no immediate retiring of recriminations and regrets: Ms Bishop now says her colleagues were asking …
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Cardinal Sin and twelve angry men*
A few thoughts about the Cardinal George Pell verdict a few days back: 1. Child sexual abuse is a heinous crime, no ifs and no buts. So is mental and …
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Cortez versus Xochitl: Democrats party like it’s 1519 again
As the Republican Party becomes ever more Trump, the Democrats continue their steady march towards socialism: House Democrats exploded in recriminations Thursday over moderates bucking the party, with liberal Rep. …
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You win some, you lose some
The pre-election exodus continues, mostly from the Liberal side of politics, as senior and not so senior MPs decide that spending three, six or nine years on opposition benches just …
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