When not even observant Muslims are clamouring for polygamy, our marriage laws should remain as they are.
When not even observant Muslims are clamouring for polygamy, our marriage laws should remain as they are.
Why should the state proscribe formalised polygamous relationships but condone informal ones?
In our busy lives, many of us tend to view older people as an unfashionable afterthought.
The Rudd Government's new proposals threaten to pull the rug out from under the entire system of mutual obligation in welfare.
Is it just me or do other Troppo readers appreciate the irony (or rank hypocrisy depending on your level of cynicism) of the main exponents and proselytisers of fairness and equality in our society apparently applying a completely double standard, when it comes to their own remuneration and access to social security payments? Read more »
The social webs of friends, like the strings of a child’s hand game, are slackening. We are becoming more isolated, more alone and more lonely.
Those who believe in paid maternity leave being forced upon businesses and taxpayers should stop and think about the real effects of their policies.
I’ve had a lot on my plate lately: marking a stack of exams, a conference paper that was supposed to be due in yesterday (erm…they’ll have to wait), amending another paper for publication, doing a PhD, looking after a 2 year old, another child on the way, as well as a terrible cold and cough which I’ve had for over two weeks and I just can’t shake it. This explains why I’ve been AWOL from the blog for a few days. Read more »
Denialist lobby shills and hacks are pleased with their tiny contribution to the relentless propaganda campaign to undermine public confidence in science which has resulted in an Observer poll that finds the majority of the British public is still not convinced that climate change is caused by humans - and many others believe scientists are exaggerating the problem. Mind you, if scientific understanding depended on public opinion we’d probably still be banging rocks together in a cave somewhere. Read more »
So Camden council's decision against building a Muslim school has nothing to do with racial or sectarian bigotry?
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