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Winterval 2011

December 24, 2011 – 10:54 am

Since I posted my essay on Winterval last year I have been lucky enough to gain some significant coverage for the real truth about the origins of the Winterval myth. In January I was interviewed on the subject for Radio 4′s Face the Facts who dedicated an edition to Islamophobia. However, it was not until [...]

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The Winterval Myth

December 12, 2010 – 7:53 pm

You may have noticed in recent years that politicians, church leaders and newspapers have been outraged at the various attempts made by local authorities to ban Christmas. Although I seem to have celebrated it as usual for 29 years now, I seem to be one of the lucky ones. Others have been banned from putting [...]

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