Editor writes... Among the suggestions for ideas on how to best utilise the blog as we approach its closure in July, nobody suggested this one - an open forum for bloggers to post their thoughts on ... whatever! Still, that doesn't mean we can't have said open forum, so voila! If this one proves popular,...
From Bank of England - The digital pound: A new form of money for households and businesses? Overview A Bank of England and HM Treasury publication The way we use money is changing. This Consultation Paper sets out our assessment of the case for a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) – a so-called ‘digital pound’. It...
Editor writes... First things first; as I promised in the May newsletter, Holy Mass will be offered for all our supporters and benefactors, as we close our apostolate. I invited Father Linus Clovis (left), to offer this Mass. In fact, he has promised to offer two novenas of Masses. The first from 1st June 2023 to...
"I was a youth in 1960, but I clearly remember waiting with anticipation in 1960 for the Fatima secret to be revealed. Interest in Fatima was very strong then, the devotion was flourishing, and my parents – like so many others – were anxiously waiting for the Pope to open the sealed letter and...
From Citizen Journalists... As most of you will be aware, during the Covid era corporate media became little more than megaphones for the Department of Health and lead the charge for longer, harder and faster lockdowns asking health officials not for evidence that lockdowns would stop the spread but rather enquiring as to when the next one would be. They...
A JOKE may be a small thing, but it is the most reliable indicator of liberty. There are no jokes in Islam, Ayatollah Khomeini sternly warned. Well, there are fewer jokes outside Islam now too. In virtually every aspect of our lives, areas which should be ripe for ridicule are increasingly fenced off...
Extract from the Coronation Oath... "I, Charles, do solemnly and sincerely, in the presence of God, profess, testify, declare, that I am a faithful Protestant, that I will, according to the true intent of the enactments which secure the Protestant succession to the throne, uphold and maintain the said enactments to the best of my...
Andrew Bridgen defends his actions following his expulsion from the Conservative Party. The MP had compared the Covid-19 vaccines to the Holocaust. [Ed: not exactly; listen to his explanation - this is typical media twisting of the facts...) Editor writes... Increasingly, people are being "cancelled" for daring to express an opinion that is ... well......
Neil Oliver... All manner of freedoms are being eroded. The simple freedom to jump in the car and go where we want looks set to be made a thing of the past. Editor writes... Do you agree with Neil's forthright commentary on the state of life in the UK today? If so, given that our freedoms come...
Editor writes... Our Lord spoke about money on a few occasions but the key quote for the purposes of this debate is, arguably, Christ's reminder that we cannot serve two masters: "No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one...
