The pitfalls of displacement

In 1968 Conservative British MP Enoch Powell made a hugely controversial address to the Birmingham branch of the Conservative party in which he criticised the British immigration policy. In the speech Powell contended that although many thousands of immigrants wanted to integrate, the majority did not, and that some had vested interests in fostering racial and religious differences with a view to actual domination, initially over fellow...

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The one thing you can't hide

When I attended Wairarapa College I took a professional course especially designed for students who wanted to go into business. It was called Academic Three and differed from Academics’ One and Two by substituting the language courses with something more suited to our future endeavours. Latin and French were replaced with bookkeeping and commercial practice.Our main tutor for these two subjects was Mr Brown and I remember him telling...

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Fanatical facts and falsehoods

The Governor of California Jerry Brown is furious with President Trump for stepping aside from the Paris Climate-Change accord. In an angst-ridden outburst Mr Brown reckoned habitats will be destroyed, we’re all going to die and insects will take over the Earth.I once flew across America in a daylight flight from California to Florida. From my window seat I was keen to observe civilisation from 29,000 feet, but all I saw was wilderness....

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The precarious march of progress

I nearly jumped clean out of my cotton pickin’ socks when I read the headline “School uniforms to become gender neutral.” I wondered out soft if this meant the boys will be wearing skirts and blouses, but I should have known better; it seems the girls want to dress like boys. No surprises there. Pagani has already closed and I suspect many of the world’s frock shops are fearful about their futures as women become more assertive and...

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