Comments on: Why You Can’t Watch the Life of Brian in Glasgow

by: Charles Barwell

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 23:48:03 +0000

The Life of Brian was banned by our chaplain when I was at school at Malvern College in the early 80’s as well. How amusing that Glasgow City Council should have been in league with the morality police at one of England’s leading Publci School! Eventually the Chaplain relented (I think we may have had a silent chapel in protest - i.e. we all refused to sing one morning) Perhaps, if they feel strongly, Glaswegians should have a silent protest too! And perhaps the protest could start with the Speaker of the House of Commons. Now that would be a great New Year’s resolution!

by: Blasphemy - Ceroc Scotland Forum

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:29:59 +0000

[…] Blasphemy On looking at articles surrounding the Teddygate tragedy, I began thinking along the lines of this maxim: "It is impossible for a society to call itself civilised, for as long as it has blasphemy laws". Now a blasphemy law is a blunt restriction on open debate, and you can’t be civilised without open debate. No? Can anyone out there provide a justification for a blasphemy law? Subnote: it seems I live in one of the few places in the developed world where it is still technically illegal to show Life of Brian in a cinema. I’m going to contact the local arthouse cinema now, to get them to organise a showing as a publicity stunt. In a double bill with "The Passion of St Tibula". __________________ My blipfotos […]

by: Gaz

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:17:02 +0000

What i found amazing in local government, is their perpetual desires to take on more responsibilities, yet entirely unwilling to exercise properly the powers they have, i was responsible, at full council for putting forward the first ever use of Councils licensing power, to change the classification for a film (it was to make a film an accompanied film for 12 or under, instead of a 12 and over)….

by: Tizzy

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:15:45 +0000

Banning films: it only draws attention to the film and, as pirated copies are easily available, is a pointless exercise.

ID cards: coming soon, all births, marriages and, yes, deaths onto the ID card system. When? April 1, of course. However, we know this isn’t a joke given this humourless, useless gvt. Perhaps the saving grace is that they have messed up on just about every computerised system they’ve bankrolled.

by: canvas

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:52:15 +0000

Do you really think the banning of films is helpful or right?
I certainly don’t. However, I am always amazed at the number of really young children who seem to watch ‘15′ rated films on a regular basis. Will Labour make children take biometric ID cards to the cinema in the future?!

by: Sue

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:26:57 +0000

I’m not sure whether to be excited that I’ve had my name mentioned for the second time in one of your blogs; or to feel embarrassed because I now “get the point”; or upset because I feel like I’ve been told off in public!!

By the way, I was serious about you coming to see the state of my house nearly 4 months after the flood.