tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post114589131070959695..comments2023-10-24T10:09:22.146+01:00Comments on The Yorkshire Ranter: Thundering SilenceAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17153530634675543954noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-1152190823023624052006-07-06T14:00:00.000+01:002006-07-06T14:00:00.000+01:00The frightening thing about these characters is th...The frightening thing about these characters is their connections. I checked the date of Marsland's speech thinking it might be a wind-up for April 1, but not so. This nutty professor had a presumably influential post at Brunel as head of Social Policy, thank God he has been packed off to Buckingham, but did he influence policies before?<BR/>McIlwaine seems to be throwing his weight about with libel threats to all and sundry, funnily enough he was like several ex-YCs in the Libertarian Alliance which backs "free speech" for Nick Griffin et all - so you can slander entire ethnic groups and religions but don't you dare say anything about some "libertarian" Tory individuals!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03706356192920588519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-1146527445411221452006-05-02T00:50:00.000+01:002006-05-02T00:50:00.000+01:00Most amusing. These are the type of people for who...Most amusing. These are the type of people for whom Anglicanism is about upholding the existing order and making sure everyone knows their place. Anglicanism as nationalism - their picture of God, if any, would be a WG Grace type of figure who smokes a pipe, plays cricket and sports a pith helmet.<BR/>In this case their loathing of liberals briefly trumps any casually held Anti-Semitism - "Never trust a chap who doesn't eat a ham sandwich, Alex"<BR/><BR/>For a taste of how risible this lot are, have a look at the blog of one Rev Dr Peter Mullen - a leading light in AnglicansForIsrael:<BR/><BR/>http://petermullen.typepad.com/peter_mullen/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com