Talks

Jonas Himmelstrand on Sweden’s failed daycare experiment

– Too little time for parenting and too much daycare is a growing problem for Swedish society – Ninety-two percent of young Swedish children are now in heavily subsidized daycare and the quality of daycare is declining – So are Swedish education standards    – Most Swedish parents would prefer to look after their young children...

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Dr Catherine Hakim on Feminist myths about women, home and work

–  Social policies that assume all women want to work are unfair and act against the actual wishes of most women – Such policies are an attempt to promote gender equality but they have never worked, not even in countries like Sweden – Such policies may also be incompatible with quality care for children –...

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Breda O’Brien on Irish social policy’s bias against mothers

– Irish social policy assumes all women want to work even when they have children – In fact, most mothers want to spend as much time with their children as possible– Tax individualisation acts counter to the wishes of most Irish mothers Irish social policy has been shaped by a number of myths regarding women...

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David Quinn on The New Moral Absolutism

David Quinn's Talk

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The clash between religious freedom and ‘human rights’: Roger Trigg

Professor Roger Trigg discusses the new conflict between interpretations of “human rights” laws and freedom of religion at a conference hosted by the Iona Institute in October 2010. Professor Trigg argues that aggressive secularism is attempting to crowd religion out of the public square on the basis that it sees religion as an enemy of...

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Neil Addison’s Talk

Neil Addison's Talk

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