Nasserism, Ba’athism and Arab Socialism, not capitalism, are the colonial impositions on the Arab world.
Over time, proposals have either been denounced as politically correct nonsense, or embraced with an enthusiastic “me, too”-ism. Neither approach is exactly rigorous.
A key problem for Farron’s party is that Labour is competitive among young people – many of whom have not forgiven it for tuition fees.
That the pursuit of Farron was legitimate doesn’t mean that they, or anyone else, should feel happy about it – or the bigger trends of which it was part.
But her decision and other recent ones also raise the question of whether Ministers really hold sway in their own departments.
Those complaining are mainly non-Muslim, and their argument seems to amount to simply wishing that Muslim men and women held different beliefs.
“The rule should be replaced by a legal duty on faith schools to ensure that their pupils mix with children of other backgrounds.”
Labour’s mayoral candidate put his faith at the centre of his candidacy. Do we want religion creeping back into our politics?
The Government’s admissions rule for faith-designated free schools is effectively discriminatory against Roman Catholics.
Britain in 2015 is increasingly characterised by a creeping intolerance towards Christianity and religion which we should be deeply concerned about.
There’s nothing to suggest London’s reservations about an anonymous ‘Muslim Mayor’ could not be overcome by a credible candidate.
None of the press reports mentioned the standing ovation that the Culture Secretary received when he entered the hall.
The claims and counter-claims about “Trojan Horse” point to a bigger controversy – about the place of Islam within Britain’s schools.
They also believe that Britain is a Christian country – but are more divided on whether or not faith-based organisations should play a larger role.
Bishops’ hearts may be with Labour but, in education and elsewhere, they’ve learned to work with the Conservatives.