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Letter

Gender debate

Tony Thomas
Date posted: 1 Nov 2017

Dear en,

Last week when driving, I was listening to a Radio 4 article that was discussing a Parliamentary Committee and the lack of female representation. Whilst listening to this discussion about the need for diversity, I was struck by the thought that the increasing profile of gender fluidity and other similar transgender issues seems to negate any concept of sexual diversity? Then today I read about a clash between feminists and transgender supporters. Who knows what other cultural clashes there are waiting in the wings in this increasingly complex and confrontational culture?

Letter

What’s in a name?

Tony Thomas
Date posted: 1 May 2017

Dear Sir,

Our society claims to be both PC and tolerant. On the one hand we must not say anything, no matter how truthful, that may potentially offend our hearers. On the other hand, because there is no objective truth (so it is claimed), whatever you consider true is true for you, even though it may not be true for me. So in my tolerance I should not be offended by your ‘truth’