It was hours after the announcement that I heard the news that the UK's first and only woman Prime Minister had died. In life she was always a figure that inspired love by some and hatred by others. It is alway so with every great leader. I hope that in death her impact on this great nation of mine will be re-assessed by all, no matter what political party we come from. There is no denying the massive impact this woman had on our politics. The Guardian's timeline of her life makes the point … [Read more...]

Joe Carter shared a fascinating study which has demonstrated that The British Have Invaded 90% Of The World. In other words, there are only 22 current nations who my forefathers have not invaded at some point in history. What is really interesting in my nation is that we don't seem to know how to think or feel about our military interventions in years gone by. By all accounts Germans remain fundamentally regretful and embarrassed of their past. The French on the other hand still celebrate … [Read more...]

I cannot vote in the American elections because I am not American. But if I could, I would. I will not offer a reason to vote for any specific candidate in this post, but  felt I needed to urge those who can vote to do so!  This was prompted by hearing of some who think Christians shouldn't vote at all  and even worse a strange movement exists which has somehow persuaded 1.4 million to pledge to spoil ballot papers by adding Jesus as a write-in candidate.  So why should we all vote … [Read more...]