Archive - Gumptionology

Thanks to Pennie Gibson for releasing her image Burning in Hell into the Public Domain.

Aug 9 •

Dr Alan McManus

12:34

For two of the three UK legal jurisdictions (England & Wales; and Northern Ireland) section 54 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 provides that Loss…

Aug 9 •

Dr Alan McManus

July 2025

Was MLK a Far-Right Thug?

No. The Rev. Dr Martin Luther King Jr was not a thug, far-right or otherwise. He demonstrated laudable Christian preferential care for the traditional…

Jul 7 •

Dr Alan McManus

5:33

Was MLK a Far-Right Thug?

No. The Rev. Dr Martin Luther King Jr was not a thug, far-right or otherwise. He demonstrated laudable Christian preferential care for the traditional…

Jul 7 •

Dr Alan McManus

June 2025

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

The moral of "Twilight" is that vulnerable young women are right to place their trust in older wealthy homicidal men—as long as they’re hot and can fix…

Jun 23 •

Dr Alan McManus

7:39

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

Litigating against universities and local councils is a hobby of mine (as the admirable Miri AF says about standing in local elections) and it consumes…

Jun 23 •

Dr Alan McManus

The Agenda: Their Vision – Your Future (2025)

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Jun 14 •

Dr Alan McManus

4:40

The Agenda: Their Vision – Your Future (2025)

It will be too much for many people.

Jun 13 •

Dr Alan McManus

Are They Sitting Comfortably?

Thanks to Petr Kratochvil for releasing his image Bean Bags into the Public Domain.

Jun 2 •

Dr Alan McManus

10:35

Are They Sitting Comfortably?

Our elected representatives in Westminster, seen sitting at ease, often sleeping and occasionally sprawling along those well-padded green benches, are…

Jun 1 •

Dr Alan McManus

May 2025

Pride and Fairies

Connecting Lost Boys and Fairies with the Pride Window installed in Belfast City Hall and asking—what's wrong with this picture?

May 25 •

Dr Alan McManus

16:51

Pride and Fairies

My Scots Gaelic is far worse than it should be, with all the years I’ve failed to reach fluency, but I’ve always been intrigued by its sister language…

May 25 •

Dr Alan McManus

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