The Case for the Church and Disestablishment Debates
Edward Patey argues that Britain's established church status hinders Anglican witness and calls for disestablishment and disendowment. He cites Parliament’s control of liturgy, endowments, and state links, while praising synodical governance and the Welsh Church’s example. He recalls Bonhoeffer on serving humanity and notes the Community of the Resurrection founders.
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Liverpool
Edward Patey
Great Britain
Canterbury
York
Church of
House of Lords
Morning greetings and bromides in casual talk
A short dialogue contrasts casual greetings with phatic language and bromides. One speaker defines a bromide as a true remark and notes the phrase bromide is itself a cliche, while the other questions the clarity of the exchange and calls the question vague.
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Wes
Bromides and clever braggadocio on the bus stop
A dialogue on bromides in daily speech and the merit of witty replacements for cliché phrases. A man criticizes his uncle for monologuing, while another extols sharper language and a hairdresser joke about a home permanent waving set. The piece ends with a modest claim that the idea squeaks by.
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Cheerio
Postage rise spurs debate on Britain’s communication
In a critique of rising postal charges from fivepence to seven pence for first class letters, John Grigg argues the move signals public authorities' drift from genuine communication to mass media. He notes higher overseas rates, air mail costs, and the subsidy embedded in postage while praising television's solace but warning of its dulling effects on literacy and thought.
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London
G. M. Trevelyan
France
Britain
Setting an example for Pangu Pati adviser interview
BROKEN HILL The Labor Party will investigate ways of assisting the development of an independent political party in New Guinea. It is likely to give its support to the nationalist Pangu Pati. An ALP adviser, Fred Machine, vents advice on policy formation and the need for a clear party document before declaring positions. He urges checking numbers first and warns against premature policy statements without backroom consensus.
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Ietrich Bonhoeffer
Hitler
London
East Londdon
Community of the Resurrection
Charles Gore
Oxford
Somare
Fred Machine
ALP
Pangu Pati
Senate
Broken Hill
Labor Party
New Guinea
Labor adviser outlines strategy for Papua New Guinea party
A transcript shows an Australian Labor Party figure mockingly detailing aims to abolish Papua New Guinea's Senate, push for a federal constitution, and form a federal party with state branches. He extols conferences, splits, and unity while urging phased state aid changes and political positioning before handing over Sundry Problems duties in 1972.
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Papua- New Guinea
Say
Trobriand Islands
Port Moresby
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St Albans
Robert Runcie
Wolsey
Alban
St Paul
Martin Luther King
England
South Africa
Stepney
Archbishops’ Commission On Church and State
Church of England
Universal Church
Donald MacKinnon
Masasi
Tanzania
Crown
By David Swain
Rowland Hill
Taxing Communications
John Grigg
Bristol
Gladstone
Labor
Moresby
Papua-New Guinea
Nsw
Oern
Arthur Calwell
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