Gay Marriage
Commons shadow boxing on gay marriage
Today’s urgent question on gay marriage was largely shadow boxing for the statement on it, which has now been brought forward to tomorrow. Maria Miller insisted that the chance of… Continue reading
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Attorney General to reject warnings of gay marriage legal challenge
I understand that when the gay marriage bill is published, the Attorney General will make clear that the chance of a legal challenge at the European Court of Human Rights… Continue reading
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A storm of nonsense: gay marriage opponents lose their wits - Spectator Blogs
My word, the latest kerfuffle over gay marriage runs the gamut from dumb to dumber. Here, for instance, is Cristina Odone: He may get away with bullying a great many –… Continue reading
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No 10 insists churches are protected under gay marriage plans
The government may be forced to explain its plans for gay marriage in the House of Commons today if an urgent question is granted. Chief among the questions from backbenchers… Continue reading
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David Cameron backs gay marriages in church
This week marks seven years since David Cameron was elected leader of the Conservative party, and he has celebrated the occasion by making an announcement that will certainly keep things… Continue reading
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118 Tory MPs publicly reject gay marriage plans
David Cameron is planning to fast-track legislation for gay civil marriage through parliament, but today’s Daily Mail underlines that his own MPs are dragging their feet over the legislation. The… Continue reading
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Do pollsters and pundits actually understand how British elections work? I sometimes wonder. Take, for instance, the debate concerning whether or not supporting gay marriage might win the Conservative party… Continue reading
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George Osborne’s combination of austerity and social libertarianism is repellent
George Osborne’s spirited bid in The Times (£) earlier this week to appropriate the Obama victory for the Tories is a curious mirror image of the Labour Party’s arguments to… Continue reading
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Exclusive: David Cameron accused of misleading over gay marriage polling
One of Britain’s leading pollsters has written to the Prime Minister to rebuke him for misleading his supporters over whether the Conservative Party would suffer in the polls if they… Continue reading
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Race, gay marriage and modern Conservatism. Lessons for David Cameron from America. - Spectator Blogs
So, we’ve had nearly a week to digest the results of the American election and contemplate what, if anything, it might all mean for politics there and, naturally, in this… Continue reading
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George Osborne, the insubstantial chancellor?
George Osborne’s public interventions on issues other than the economy are few and far between, which is why his article in today’s Times merits attention. In it, Osborne analyses some… Continue reading
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Amidst Obama's Triumph, America Enjoys A Libertarian Moment - Spectator Blogs
Amidst last night’s Democratic triumph and the confirmation that Obama is, in many respects, Ronald Reagan’s heir let’s not forget that this election was also a triumph for libertarians and… Continue reading
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Conservative conference: Liam Fox on what voters want
As Liam Fox addressed a packed Carlton Club fringe this evening on a mezzanine floor in the ICC in Birmingham, a round of loud singing broke out on the floor… Continue reading
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Labour’s three-line whip on gay marriage is illiberal
Ed Miliband tells the Evening Standard today that Labour will give ‘wholehearted’ backing to gay marriage and says that churches and religious bodies should be allowed to conduct these ceremonies.… Continue reading
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Nick Clegg: I don’t think gay marriage opponents are bigots
Nick Clegg is currently eating a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream called ‘Appley Ever After’ with gay marriage campaigners celebrating the government’s consultation on introducing civil marriage for same-sex couples.… Continue reading
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Homophobe of the year
News reaches No. 22 that rising star of the right Milo Yiannopoulos, of Catholic Herald and tech-world fame, is to be nominated for Stonewall’s ‘Homophobe of the Year’. The news… Continue reading
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The battle over complementarity of the sexes is already lost
Today is the last day of the Government’s consultation about its gay marriage proposals. But as an editorial in the Telegraph points out, this is a more limited exercise than… Continue reading
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The View from 22 – is HS2 the rail to nowhere?
Is High Speed 2 headed for the sidings? In our cover feature this week, Ross Clark examines why the ambitious infrastructure project — designed to boost Northern cities — has… Continue reading
20 Comments Gay marriage, the CofE and the Tories
There was, as Freddy has said, something inevitable about the Church of England’s response to the imminent prospect of gay marriage. A convinced Anglican, who also has intimate knowledge of… Continue reading
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Another reason to part ways with Strasbourg
Even for people on the same side of an argument, opinion is often wildly divided. Among those of us who believe government should support civil marriage equality, this morning’s papers… Continue reading
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