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Friday Fun 3: The political education of Bernard Woolley
This week we follow Bernard as he comes to terms with some of the realities of political life, usually as a result of the instructions
27th May 2011
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Prime Minister
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Friday Fun 2: The stumbling wisdom of Jim Hacker
This week we witness some moments where Jim Hacker, Minister and then Prime Minister, struggles to master the tricks of the Civil Service Trade…
20th May 2011
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Friday Fun: Some realpolitik from Sir Humphrey
Have decided to start a new regular slot: Friday Fun. Well, the weekend is just round the corner so why not? This week we have
13th May 2011
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To A/V or Not to A/V
I’m certainly no psephologist (though I do totally and absolutely love the word). But as we approach this referendum on Thursday, I’ve been feeling torn.
2nd May 2011
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Canning’s Riddle
George Canningwas Foreign Secretary, and briefly Prime Minister. But he is also credited with this little work of genius (which is perhaps one of his
16th April 2011
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Truths behind the genius that is ‘Yes Minister’
Having been a long-term, obsessive devotee of Yes (Prime) Minister, I enjoyed picking up this little dip-in fan’s miscellany about the series, not least because
5th April 2011
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A plague on both their houses? Carl Trueman’s polemic Republocrat
I think it’s fair to say that remaining neutral about anything Carl Trueman writes or says is impossible. And that’s no bad thing! He’s always
16th February 2011
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Rawnsley’s End of the Party: New Labour under the spotlight
There has been an unseemly rush amongst our former political masters to get their memoirs onto the shelves. But having read Rawnsley’s first book on
21st September 2010
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Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 24 (September 2010)
Sacred Treasure Having mentioned last month that a chapter from Don Carson’s new book The God Who Is There is available online, it now transpires
1st September 2010
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Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 23 (August 2010)
Sacred Treasure Good tips on preparing to preach from Piper via Kendall. Tim Keller has some really helpful pointers for a healthy devotional life. (HT
1st August 2010
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That peculiar spawn of postmodernism: The Conspiracy Theory
If you had to sum up postmodernism in one word, I think a strong (but by no means only) contender would be the word SUSPICION.
5th July 2010
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Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 22 (July 2010)
Sacred Treasure This is so encouraging – the Africa Bible Commentary – now in Kiswahili Antony Billington gives another helpful list of 6 of the
1st July 2010
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