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Tag Archives: Responsibility
I have the right to choose. So I should also have the right to choose where I get my information from
Many years ago, and very randomly, I took part in a focus group about abortion. I was never terribly sure on what grounds we participants had been selected – we varied in age from late teens to sixties, and in … Continue reading
The Victorians, the Liberals and the welfare state
“Protection of the vicious poor involves aggression on the virtuous poor” The words quoted above are those of Herbert Spencer, a prominent Victorian sociologist. If I had read them last week I would have thought them moralising and hyperbolic. This … Continue reading
Why good governance secures development
I’ve just got back from Project Umubano in Rwanda (more on the specifics another day). I was part of a team working with local NGOs and charities to build their skills and capacity. A view over Kigali One of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Accountability, DfID, Governance, International Development, Project Umubano, Responsibility
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Let’s liberate Britain’s Muslims
The next time David Cameron meets representatives of the Muslim community and they tell him that the reasons for domestic extremism are that ‘Muslims are angry about British foreign policy’ or that ‘Muslims are don’t like social liberalism and gay … Continue reading
Gay marriage means equal responsibilities
Not everyone is a fan of the Government’s decision to push forward in allowing gay men and women to get married. Roger Helmer, a Conservative MEP, manages to oppose it – miraculously – on both extreme libertarian and extreme communitarian grounds. A … Continue reading →