Category Archives: Politics

Bastardisation, ha!

Posted on 9 July 2023 by Barbara Howe

The news recently included an item from the South Island about the mayor of Invercargill, Nobby Clark, spouting a lot of nonsense. The bit that caught my eye in particular was his complaint about “the bastardisation of the English language,” … Continue reading →

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Banned Book Week 2022

Posted on 17 September 2022 by Barbara Howe

It is, once again, Banned Book Week: the American Library Association’s yearly campaign to draw attention to efforts to remove certain books from classrooms and libraries. Their current list of the most frequently challenged books is here. As far as … Continue reading →

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Right Wing Fairy Tales

Posted on 7 May 2022 by Barbara Howe

Once upon a time… That’s the start of a fairy tale, right? Well… Once upon a time, a position espoused by the American right wing—the Republicans, the conservatives—was that the government should keep its nose out of personal life, that … Continue reading →

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