Mars Hill

We all have our stories within the Labour Party about a good local election result, for me it is the results at North Herts District Council. Until two years ago, my wife Rachel and I lived in t...

http://paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/05/2024-north-herts-district-council.html

 Taking a seat from the Conservatives with a majority of 7,000 is nothing short of a miracle, and certainly historic. It is not something we can ever take for granted but it shows what Labour is...

http://paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/05/historic-blackpool-south-by-election-win.html

 There are, and probably because of the political nature of things, always be some difficult points between the Unionists and the government of the Republic of Ireland, but this was clearly a p...

http://paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/05/irish-taoiseach-visits-northern-ireland.html

 2 Chronicles Ch 11 Vs 1-4 sees King Rehoboam forming an army from the tribes of Benjamin and Judah with the aim of taking back the rest of Israel, until God stops them, via the Prophet Shemaia...

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 I leave you tonight with Now and Then by The Beatles 

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 This is great news, however plenty of results are still to come in and Labour have lost one council. It adds overall to the sense that those of us in the Labour Party should treat the next gen...

http://paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/05/historic-council-election-results-for.html

 I am somewhat surprised by this . I appreciate the argument that Boris Johnson is dyspraxic, but I am dyspraxic myself, but bringing Photo ID has been at the forefront of my mind over the last ...

http://paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/05/boris-johnson-turned-away-from-polling.html

 If this is true, then it is a war crime and those responsible should one day stand trial at the Hague for it. Whether that will happen might be another matter, but I hope, and indeed believe...

http://paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/05/us-claims-russia-is-using-chemical.html

 2 Chronicles Ch 10 tells of the breakup of the Kingdom of Israel into two nations, due to the contentious reign of King Rehoboam, Solomon's son. This was because of Rehoboam listening to bad a...

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 All the best, don't forget to vote and please do so at the earliest opportunity.

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 Everyone has the right to protest, but when those protests involve anti-Semitic chants and insults, taking over University buildings, and fostering chaos, then the authorities have every right...

http://paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/05/over-300-arrests-in-campuses-across-us.html

 Whatever one thinks about the Bill going through the Georgian Parliament, this way of dealing with the protesters is disquieting. It also adds to the fear that the Georgian government is cowed...

http://paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/05/police-in-georgia-attack-protesters.html

 Timely and let us hope that this not only continues and grows. Israel has a right to defend itself, but also the Palestinian refugees in southern Gaza have a right to humanitarian support. Some...

http://paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/05/aid-starts-to-pass-through-gaza.html

 2 Chronicles Ch 9 Vs 29-31 tells of King Solomon's reign in a brief paragraph. He was laid to rest with his ancestors, but his weaknesses were his downfall and led to the Kingdom of Israel bein...

http://paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/05/thought-for-day-mmdcclxxxix.html

 I leave you tonight with Elected by Alice Cooper 

http://paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/05/alice-cooper-elected.html

 I would be interested to know what the protesters think will be achieved here . The US support for Israel regarding Gaza is not unqualified and there is a twin issue that needs to be addressed,...

http://paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/05/pro-palestinian-protesters-take-over.html

 2 Chronicles Ch 9 Vs 13-28 tells of King Solomon's wealth and wisdom. It was Solomon's wisdom that guided much of what he did and why he was respected.  All kinds of people are wealthy and ...

http://paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/05/thought-for-day-mmdcclxxxviii.html

 I leave you tonight with Heavy Action by Johnny Pearson 

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While this case is still be investigated, I think we can say that it is a sad and horrific situation anywhere where people are so taken in by propaganda that they harm innocent people. I hope and...

http://paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/04/russian-man-arrested-in-germany-over.html

 Another reminder from Vladimir Putin as to just what sort of person he is and the cruelty he is inflicting on Ukraine. But as horrific and painful as this all is, bear in mind that Putin is g...

http://paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/04/russias-daytime-attack-on-odessa.html

 This is important on a number of levels.  It not only shows Ukraine how much we continue to value them and support them, it also highlights the violence committed against innocent civilians ...

http://paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/04/duchess-of-edinburgh-visits-ukraine.html

 If peace breaks out as a result it will feel miraculous, but peace is what is needed, and peace is what is demanded. We need to see the hostages held by Hamas to be freed and for the Palestinia...

http://paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/04/new-peace-proposal-for-hamas.html

  1 John Ch 4 Vs 7-21  sees St John assert that God is Love, and more to the point, asserts what love means. It does not mean those who profess to love hating their brothers and sisters. We ...

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 I leave you tonight with Fun City by John Barry 

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 About time . Hopefully some much needed political repairs can now be made, but what will really help Scotland is for the government to resign and for Scottish Parliamentary elections to take pl...

http://paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/04/humza-yousaf-quits-as-scotlands-first.html