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Letters published in The Scotsman & Edinburgh Evening News

Religion, rationalism & sexuality

12 Jan 2006 Different outlook on decency
10 Dec 2005 A big step forward
17 Oct 2005 Kirk generates heat but very little light over its view of the Bible
7 Oct 2005 Scripture has no place in the shaping and meting out of 21st-century justice
6 Oct 2005 Census must not cross the line
28 Sep 2005 Justice is not religious
23 May 2005 Bone to pick with negative jokes about gay dogs
2 May 2005 Evangelism baggage
20 Apr 2005 What about the atheists?
7 Feb 2005 Secular humanism
24 Dec 2004 Seasonal plea not for everyone
30 Jul 2004 Put to rights
16 Dec 2003 Brief history of 'true meanings'
10 Dec 2003 Pride and Christianity
17 Sep 2003 Shameful decision
5 Sep 2003 Watch and learn
27 Oct 2002 Not an outrage

Roads & politics

19 Dec 2005 Businesses partly to blame for state of pavements
28 Nov 2005 Target north and south
15 Nov 2005 List but not least
9 Nov 2005 The council's scheme deserves a chance
29 Oct 2005 Cars that go bump not in the right
22 Sep 2005 Tories too negative
22 Aug 2005 Jackson too negative
25 May 2005 Containment policy
18 May 2005 Giant bins are answer to rubbish problem
19 Apr 2005 Lucky to have Tomkins
18 Aug 2004 Katie Grant scaremongering
16 Jun 2004 Haul off and strive for success
14 Apr 2004 Breathing easy
6 Feb 2004 Taking the hump
26 Dec 2002 Committee doing great work
6 Nov 2002 Don't encourage parking thugs

ID cards

21 Jul 2005 Terrifying prospect
19 Jul 2005 Good people have most to fear from ID cards
14 Jul 2005 Solution not on cards
28 May 2005 Government smokescreen
29 Nov 2004 ID cards
15 Nov 2003 Forging ahead with ID cards

Miscellaneous

1 Dec 2004 Bad language
25 Aug 2004 Melting pot of cultures
5 Feb 2004 Dying for a drink

Do you ever wonder who exactly has the time and the inclination to write in to newspapers in breathless tones, denouncing people and generally causing a nuisance?

Turns out that it's me, mostly.

Incidentally, if you're wondering how I manage to maintain this consistent tone of self-righteousness across such a broad spectrum of opinion, the truth is that I am the founder and only current member of The Society Of What I Say Is True Because I Say It Is.

For further information about the Society, and to receive a lavishly illustrated pamphlet outlining its key aims and most significant achievements, please send a stamped addressed jiffy bag to:

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St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral,
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Perhaps you have been inspired to start your own letter-writing career having read the gems on these pages? If so, you may wish to enroll in our "Demagoguery for Beginners" course, which runs in Edinburgh's Central Methodist Halls every Tuesday night from 7pm. Hope to see you there!