That’s just you getting hung up on etymology. “Islamophobia” has the root -phobia in it, but like homophobia, it’s not a real phobia. It’s about bigotry towards a group. Against Jews, we call it anti… (View Post)

My Dad moved to the US. He worked on abortion policy. His friends, who actually did abortions, had been shot at by Christians. A member of our local congregation survived the 1982 Hyde Park bombing b… (View Post)

Do you know what the most deadly terrorist attack ever in Europe was? It killed 329 people. It wasn’t the IRA or ETA. It wasn’t Islamic State or a Palestinian group. It was the blowing up of Air Indi… (View Post)

Good to hear you are relatively safe. Imagine if, instead of spending £12 billion plus of US military power on attacking Iran, Trump had spent £12 billion plus on supporting Ukraine. Then there’d be … (View Post)

No, I have added to the confusion! https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,msps-reject-assisted-dying-bill says, "Health Secretary Neil Grey, who was absent from the debate after being hospitalised o… (View Post)