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Potential future Tory leader and post-Boris Prime Minister Michael Gove (oh yes, the next 10 years is just going to be a cascade of competence) continues to bear the brunt of criticism and scorn for his mission to spread the Gospel to Britain's schools, but he is imperturbable-he understands better than anyone how neatly the work of the Lord ( Read more... )

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A round-up of things I have learnt recently:


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INT. THE VATICAN. MORNING.

THE POPE
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I’m confused: we’re meant to hold Cherie Blair in contempt for having worn a magical amulet to ward off negative spirits, but at the same time we’re generally expected to respect her husband for getting his military advice from The Bumper Book of Middle Eastern Myths?

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“‘Many women who do not dress modestly ... lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which increases earthquakes,’ Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi was quoted as saying by Iranian media. Women in the Islamic Republic are required by law to cover from head to toe, but many, especially the young, ignore some of the more ( Read more... )

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A couple have taken legal action after claiming motion sensors installed at their holiday flat in Dorset breached their rights as Orthodox Jews.

Gordon and Dena Coleman said they cannot leave or enter their Bournemouth flat on the Sabbath because the hallway sensors automatically switch on lights. The couple’s religious code bans lights and other ( Read more... )

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