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...abstract fundamentalist deployment of a number of very ambiguous texts, or on a problematic and nonscriptural theory." As Archbishop of Wales he admitted knowingly ordaining at least one noncelibate gay man. When he moved with his wife and two children to Lambeth Palace in 2002, the Herald newspaper of Glasgow enthused, "What will endear him to the people ... is that he has the courage of his convictions, however unpopular they...
...battle lines were drawn at the Glasgow's Radisson SAS hotel in April when Rekhi was invited to Scotland to address the World Whiskies Conference. Delegates chatted over tea, coffee or 12-year-old Aberfeldy, discussing only one thing: India. Rekhi opened his speech by demanding that the E.U. redefine whisky to accommodate molasses-derived brands. "There should be no definitional barriers based on geography or substrates," he says. "Whisky cannot ring-fence itself." Yes it can--and should--according to rebuttals from the scotch side. "Rules are there to protect consumers," said Mike Keiller, CEO of Morrison Bowmore...
...When off duty, says Fitzpatrick, "I don't tell people I work for the police. I tell them I'm in court services." Simpson, like many other officers, declines to say whether he's Catholic or Protestant. But in Belfast, even one's soccer team can reveal identity: most Glasgow Ranger fans are unionist, most Celtic fans nationalist. Simpson avoids this and just says he's a fan of neutral Liverpool...
...tell people I work for the police. I tell them I'm in court services." Simpson, like many officers, declines to say whether his background is Catholic or Protestant. When he talks to boys playing football in the street, they ask which team he roots for. Support for the Glasgow teams Rangers or Celtic is a sectarian marker. Most Rangers fans are unionist, and Celtic fans nationalist. Simpson dodges the coded query by saying he supports Liverpool, a team with no such meaning...
...second and final term as president runs out in 2008. With Russia's oil-fueled economy booming - Putin has paid back much of the nation's foreign debt - he remains highly popular at home. But his legacy will remain controversial. Says Stephen White, professor of international relations at Glasgow University, Scotland: "As soon as the price of oil weakens, Russia's real problems - like corruption, low life expectancy and the economy's dependency on raw materials - will just get worse." Putin himself complains that his foreign critics remain mired in an outdated cold-war mindset, and exhorts Russians to work...