In this Blog Simon publishes political, religious and philosophical writings:
As Greta Thunberg says: panic is the rational response to a real emergency. And the results of GE2019 is so bad that panic feels like the only rational response: After 10 years of austerity and extreme…
It may not be wise nor truthful to think of political (i.e human) activities as driven by uncontrollable forces. But today, as extreme austerity policies lead to ever-worsening harm, it is hard not to see, what…
True security can only be found in a community of citizens who honour their obligations to each other I love the Frank Capra film - It's a Wonderful Life - it is pure socialism (in the word's truest and best sense)…
George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Christian who wrote novels, poetry, sermons and fairy tales. He was an inspiration to C.S. Lewis, W.H. Auden and G.K. Chesterton and one of the fathers of the literature of…
The Great Divorce by C S Lewis is a wonderful thought piece on the subject of what will happen after death. Lewis delights in taking worries or philosophical problems and turning them on their heads. The first…
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