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Miscellaneous writings

O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us ….

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Stephen Shellard

O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie usTo see oursels as ithers see us!It wad frae mony a blunder free us,An’ foolish notion:What airs in dress an’ gait wad lea’e us,An’ ev’n devotion! From: “To A Louse, On Seeing One … Continue reading →

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The Unborn will not be Celebrating

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Stephen Shellard

“The unborn will not be celebrating.”  So said Arlene Foster as legislation permitting abortion was introduced to Northern Ireland.   It is unsurprising that people who hold religious beliefs should argue against abortion:  however the implication that the unborn might have … Continue reading →

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6 Months in West Berlin

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Stephen Shellard

It was in January 1983 that I set out on my adventure into West Berlin. Margaret Thatcher had recently won the Falklands war; the British Labour Party was shortly to suffer one of its greatest electoral defeats in post war … Continue reading →

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Should the House of Lords be abolished, become more democratic, or be kept as is?

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Stephen Shellard

The house of Lords should be reformed. It should not in my opinion however be elected. There are a number of reasons for this. If it were elected, there would be a danger that it would, probably at some moment … Continue reading →

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