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October newsletter report

27/10/2015

 
As I mentioned in the president’s report I failed to gain any new members for this group during my session on the street Information Table. At times it felt like being in a Monty Python sketch as quite a few people wanted to have a long session on politics, without signing up. Remember Python’s routine on “Paying for an Argument”?

We still find our classes challenging and entertaining with the likes of Donald Trump leading the race to be the next leader of the “Free World”. Can you really run the American nation as though it is a TV sit com? Remember this is the nation that had Ronald Reagan terrifying the Soviets into submission.

We have spent quite a bit of time in the last couple of years learning about the nations and religious groupings in the Middle East: at times I’ve thought the class was turning into a Comparative Religion course. Next year some of our focus will be on the American Presidential primaries and religion still plays a big part still in American politics. New members of the class will be most welcome.

Terry Case

Humorous update on the change of PM....

8/10/2015

 

Indiana Abbott and the Last Crusade http://t.co/hBBla0tyad via @ABCNews

— ian mcleod (@Moodyblue12) September 20, 2015

    Politics and Current Affairs 

    Join our discussions as we dissect local, state, federal and world affairs. 

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    ​Thank you, Terry!


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