Graeme McMeekin's blog

In Britain today, there is a controversial court case taking place regarding a 10 year old and and 11 year old who are charged with killing two other boys in Doncaster in April 2009. This is a tragic case as there is the potential for not only two lives to be destroyed but rather four young lives never mind the impact that this event has on their families.

The central focus of the Nativity is obviously the birth of Jesus Christ, however one of the other characters in the story that interests me is that of Herod in chapter 2 of the Gospel of Matthew. My interest in Herod comes primarily from my interest in politics and government.

On the 4th June 2009 the United Kingdom electorate will be encouraged to go and vote for their local representative of the European Parliament (MEP), however very few people actually take up their electoral right. There are a number of reasons for this including a lack of understanding of the role of the European Union and its history. This guide is simply to give a brief history of the political and economic events that influenced the birth and development of the Union. In turn this history should help us to understand some of the rationale and purposes underpinning the Union and some of the reasons why it may be important to us.