Politics, Religion and Ethics Politics, Religion and Ethics Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:30:32 +0000 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:30:32 +0000 British Filipino http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?forums/politics-religion-and-ethics.19/ The State of Democracy Fri, 22 Mar 2019 03:40:19 +0000 http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/the-state-of-democracy.16877/ http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/the-state-of-democracy.16877/ invalid@example.com (CatchFriday) CatchFriday

What do members think of democracy or the lack of it?


Is there real democracy in the EU itself or is big brother taking over Europe?


Is there democracy in the US and is Trump a democratic leader?


All of this comes down to do human beings have rights or not?]]> 1 The Brexit Times (News and Opinion) Fri, 08 Sep 2017 20:15:28 +0000 http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/the-brexit-times-news-and-opinion.14863/ http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/the-brexit-times-news-and-opinion.14863/ invalid@example.com (KeithAngel) KeithAngel From slick to risible: the bids for London's EU agencies are unveiled

The EU agencies, both currently based in Canary Wharf, east London, offer prestige to their host and an influx of high-spending visits from officials and experts. Britain has been given no option on keeping the organisations, home to about 1,000 staff and 40,000 visitors a year, despite some demurring by the Brexit secretary, David Davis. The...

The Brexit Times (News and Opinion)]]> 57 The right to freedom of speech is absolute Fri, 08 Sep 2017 19:45:30 +0000 http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/the-right-to-freedom-of-speech-is-absolute.2774/ http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/the-right-to-freedom-of-speech-is-absolute.2774/ invalid@example.com (Kuya) Kuya the mother of a dead US marine who's funeral was met with a protest from the odious Westboro Baptist Church..

And what is amazing is that despite the hurt from his death and the hateful things that the crazies from Westboro have been shouting, this lady thinks that the free speech...

The right to freedom of speech is absolute]]> 12 Labour's Disreputable Leadership Fri, 08 Sep 2017 19:16:18 +0000 http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/labours-disreputable-leadership.11466/ http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/labours-disreputable-leadership.11466/ invalid@example.com (Markham) Markham
Labour's Disreputable Leadership]]> 337 Church Windows Fri, 08 Sep 2017 19:14:19 +0000 http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/church-windows.15074/ http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/church-windows.15074/ invalid@example.com (KeithAngel) KeithAngel
look.

An interesting point came up in the program that Christians are waiting for the end of the world

I couldnt help wondering if that propersition is true if I would really want any involved in

secular affairs:)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0161dgq/britains-most-fragile-treasure]]> The MP, the £100k gifts and the Brexit trade deal Fri, 08 Sep 2017 06:50:51 +0000 http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/the-mp-the-%C2%A3100k-gifts-and-the-brexit-trade-deal.15070/ http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/the-mp-the-%C2%A3100k-gifts-and-the-brexit-trade-deal.15070/ invalid@example.com (KeithAngel) KeithAngel
Ian Paisley Jr, one of the Democratic Unionist Party’s most prominent MPs, accepted two all-expenses-paid trips from the Sri Lankan government.

Documents seen by the Telegraph show that Mr Paisley took his wife and four children to the country.

They flew business class, stayed in the finest...

The MP, the £100k gifts and the Brexit trade deal]]> Top Tory says no proper 'sovereign parliament' could pass repeal bill in current form Wed, 06 Sep 2017 18:38:41 +0000 http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/top-tory-says-no-proper-sovereign-parliament-could-pass-repeal-bill-in-current-form.15062/ http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/top-tory-says-no-proper-sovereign-parliament-could-pass-repeal-bill-in-current-form.15062/ invalid@example.com (KeithAngel) KeithAngel Dominic Grieve, the Conservative former attorney general, has used an article in the Evening Standard to declare that no proper “sovereign parliament” would pass the EU (withdrawal) bill in its current form. He said:

"The government has correctly recognised that this EU law cannot all be changed into domestic law at once. This is why the...

Top Tory says no proper 'sovereign parliament' could pass repeal bill in current form]]> 1 ** Politics in this forum - Please read ** Sun, 03 Sep 2017 13:51:08 +0000 http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/politics-in-this-forum-please-read.15044/ http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/politics-in-this-forum-please-read.15044/ invalid@example.com (Anon04576) Anon04576 no political posts on the site anywhere. If you feel so inclined to post political threads then can you ask one of the admin to add you to the closed forum.]]> Which is really the nasty party? Sat, 02 Sep 2017 06:39:53 +0000 http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/which-is-really-the-nasty-party.15009/ http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/which-is-really-the-nasty-party.15009/ invalid@example.com (Markham) Markham Sunday Times, contributed this last Sunday:

"I would rather spend a night with the Mogginator than endure a soy latte with Laura Pidcock. Most of Jacob Rees-Mogg’s voting record appalls me, but at least he’d be a laugh and rather more charming than the Labour MP Pidcock. She informed us last week she had “absolutely no...​

Which is really the nasty party?]]> 10 Labour's Magic Money Tree Exists claims MP Sat, 02 Sep 2017 04:40:23 +0000 http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/labours-magic-money-tree-exists-claims-mp.15023/ http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/labours-magic-money-tree-exists-claims-mp.15023/ invalid@example.com (Markham) Markham ​]]> 2 The Nasty Party gets ready to inflict more pain on the Poor & Vunerable Fri, 01 Sep 2017 19:05:11 +0000 http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/the-nasty-party-gets-ready-to-inflict-more-pain-on-the-poor-vunerable.15020/ http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/the-nasty-party-gets-ready-to-inflict-more-pain-on-the-poor-vunerable.15020/ invalid@example.com (KeithAngel) KeithAngel Universal credit has caused untold hardship. But the worst is yet to come

"To a politician, bad policy may be an inconvenience. To someone like Mike, it feels like “sinking”. The 49-year-old is one of half a million people currently going through the universal credit system: the Conservatives’ ongoing flagship “welfare reform” that’s...

The Nasty Party gets ready to inflict more pain on the Poor & Vunerable]]> 1 Labour's Woes Deepen Wed, 30 Aug 2017 22:29:43 +0000 http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/labours-woes-deepen.13104/ http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/labours-woes-deepen.13104/ invalid@example.com (Markham) Markham
Or maybe not.

Last year, Labour's NEC fell-out with G4S - the country's major provider of event security - and the firm can not bid for contracts to cover Labour Party events. That leaves five other providers, three of whom declined to tender and one...

Labour's Woes Deepen]]> 133 Oh no, not another grassroots campaign! Tue, 29 Aug 2017 12:47:44 +0000 http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/oh-no-not-another-grassroots-campaign.14997/ http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/oh-no-not-another-grassroots-campaign.14997/ invalid@example.com (Markham) Markham
Now there's Acti√ate, the new Tory grassroots outfit intent on...

Oh no, not another grassroots campaign!]]> UK sex Offenders Arrested on entry Mon, 21 Aug 2017 16:29:58 +0000 http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/uk-sex-offenders-arrested-on-entry.14910/ http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/uk-sex-offenders-arrested-on-entry.14910/ invalid@example.com (Drunken Max) Drunken Max http://news.sky.com/story/more-than-70-uk-sex-offenders-refused-entry-to-south-east-asia-10982865

Good story but a sad situation where UK registered sex offenders are arrested on entry in the Philippines thanks to cooperation between government bodies. Unfortunately it reflects on decent people who visit for tourism, business and yes love.]]> 6 Labour's Tuition Fees Betrayal Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:12:37 +0000 http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/labours-tuition-fees-betrayal.14737/ http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/labours-tuition-fees-betrayal.14737/ invalid@example.com (Markham) Markham
Not only that but Labour's Welsh Manifesto contained the following statement: "Welsh Labour has always been clear that education should be free and if funding allowed, there should be no tuition fees". During the election First Minister Carwyn Jones said “it would be difficult to conceive a scenario where Welsh Labour did not match the UK...

Labour's Tuition Fees Betrayal]]> 132 This Should Worry Us All Sun, 13 Aug 2017 20:35:39 +0000 http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/this-should-worry-us-all.14924/ http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/this-should-worry-us-all.14924/ invalid@example.com (KeithAngel) KeithAngel The Government is using Brexit to take control away from citizens and give it to corporations
We will lose our rights, if the Government gets its way, to sue for compensation in court when they act illegally and infringe our rights at work, or our right to a clean and healthy environment
"
To listen to David Davis you would think that the Great Repeal Bill was nothing more than a tedious administrative errand. His rhetoric suggests that despite the name, it will repeal...

This Should Worry Us All]]> 18 New Political Party is Launched: UK Veterans' and People's Party Sun, 13 Aug 2017 01:09:38 +0000 http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/new-political-party-is-launched-uk-veterans-and-peoples-party.14663/ http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/new-political-party-is-launched-uk-veterans-and-peoples-party.14663/ invalid@example.com (Markham) Markham
The UK Veterans' and People's Party's policies are straightforward and sound; they include:
  • They support Trident as a...

New Political Party is Launched: UK Veterans' and People's Party]]> 32 A new centrist party would split the Tories, not Labour Sat, 12 Aug 2017 00:27:00 +0000 http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/a-new-centrist-party-would-split-the-tories-not-labour.14918/ http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/a-new-centrist-party-would-split-the-tories-not-labour.14918/ invalid@example.com (KeithAngel) KeithAngel free market economics, that will be a good day for working people. It will be a bad day for...

A new centrist party would split the Tories, not Labour]]> Opinion:Democracy is dying – and it’s startling how few people are worried Fri, 11 Aug 2017 00:59:24 +0000 http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/opinion-democracy-is-dying-%E2%80%93-and-it%E2%80%99s-startling-how-few-people-are-worried.14892/ http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/opinion-democracy-is-dying-%E2%80%93-and-it%E2%80%99s-startling-how-few-people-are-worried.14892/ invalid@example.com (KeithAngel) KeithAngel
Equally striking is that, right now, there is no major country prepared to set positive global standards for democracy.

The tragedy today is that there is not a single democratic...

Opinion:Democracy is dying – and it’s startling how few people are worried]]> 14 British Gas raise prices by 12.5% Thu, 03 Aug 2017 09:06:25 +0000 http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/british-gas-raise-prices-by-12-5.14859/ http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/british-gas-raise-prices-by-12-5.14859/ invalid@example.com (Bluebird71) Bluebird71 40