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The Treaty Principles Bill

The Treaty Principles Bill "We can have a democratic form of government or we can have indigenous sovereignty. They can't coexist and we can't have them both." -- former New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange, 2001. The ACT New Zealand...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 6, 2024 7:42 PM

COVID-19 autumn 2023 vaccination programme: JCVI advice, 26 May 2023 - GOV.UK

COVID-19 autumn 2023 vaccination programme: JCVI advice, 26 May 2023 - GOV.UK UK's Joint Commission on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommends COVID-19 boosters only for 65-and-older healthy people plus younger people in special risk groups. Anyone else wanting a booster...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 6, 2023 11:52 AM

Romano-Britons: a strange brand of reactionaries

Romano-Britons: a strange brand of reactionaries From Byzantine Ambassador Henry Hopwood-Phillips: "These theories, however, were based on a criminal omission. They missed the fact that the Britons were not crypto, sub or pseudo-Roman but Romani Britanni and conservatively so. Britain...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 10, 2023 10:52 AM

Union: Joseph Galloway, Plan of Union

Galloway's Plan of Union: Wikipedia Union: Joseph Galloway, Plan of Union A Candid Examination of the Mutual Claims of Great-Britain and the Colonies: with a Plan of Accommodation on Constitutional Principles, by Joseph Galloway At the 1st Continental Congress, Pennsylvania...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 15, 2023 10:27 PM

Why Hasn't Brexit Happened? - Christopher Caldwell, Claremont Institute

Why Hasn't Brexit Happened? - Christopher Caldwell, Claremont Institute This is an excellent "explainer" -- not only in answer to the title question, but also about the constitutional impact of EU membership on the UK's constitutional arrangements, which included both...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 2, 2019 5:04 PM

Mothering Sunday cards are using 'Mom' instead of 'Mum' as a language expert warns of Americanisation 

Mothering Sunday cards are using 'Mom' instead of 'Mum' as a language expert warns of Americanisation  Regional differences within Britain: "Mum" in the south, "Mom" in the midlands, "Mam" in the north: "Because I'm from Birmingham, and when I say...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 15, 2018 11:21 AM

The Fragile Generation - Reason.com

The Fragile Generation - Reason.com Lenore Skenazy and Jonathan Haidt write: "In earlier generations, this would have seemed a bizarre and wildly overprotective upbringing. Society had certain age-related milestones that most people agreed on. Kids might be trusted to walk...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 19, 2018 10:10 AM

Were Confederate Generals Traitors?, by Walter E.Williams | Creators Syndicate

Were Confederate Generals Traitors?, by Walter E.Williams | Creators Syndicate From the brilliant professor of economics at George Mason U. (who happens to be an African American): "America's first secessionist movement started in New England after the Louisiana Purchase in...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 15, 2017 1:27 AM

13 British Castles You Can Rent For Under $100 Per Night

13 British Castles You Can Rent For Under $100 Per Night...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 8, 2017 10:51 AM

Traditions such as Christmas celebrations will die out unless people stand up for British values, government review finds - Telegraph

Traditions such as Christmas celebrations will die out unless people stand up for British values, government review finds - Telegraph "British laws and traditions such as the celebration of Christmas are under threat and must be vigorously upheld to stop...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 15, 2016 12:58 PM