neville he is also a right wing free market Tory..he won't do anything to help the less well off, market forces and all that.

You go ahead and vote for the Marxist Corbyn then, this coming from a working class man. I want someone like Rees-Mogg running the show, I pay taxes and want my money spent well and socialism only makes us poorer.

neville Your a madman to want this guy as your PM look what Blair did and he isn't half as foolish as this guy.

Checkmate 734 - Blair was Labour he was socialist rather like Corbyn. Mogg is a true conservative.

Texan Tim - well I certainly would not want a Labour government. Not a brain cell between them.

He sounds so much like the late Brian Sewell , the art critic. 10/10 for mimicking!

He strikes me as a typical upper-class old Etonian. Of course he wants to put conservative values across.

the bobbs... Yep, I agree. But... I think his religious beliefs would plague him so much, if he were to run for PM.. that it would finish him. His stance on abortion, for instance, is admirable, but he will be seen as an anachronism... too out of touch and too out of date. ...

@@trickcyclists: I doubt the values the media promote are the same as Britain's electorate as a whole. Abortion, as you mention, it would be vastly reduced if those that want one had to pay for it abortions themselves.

@@davidphipps1629 Ok, so are you saying that it would be better to deny abortions.. and have thousands of 'special homes' built for all the unwanted babies that would be the result of your policy? .

Adam Ball and to pull themselves up by the boot straps and stop receiving benefits of any sort.

whoknows "stop receiving benefits of any sort."m, you mean like the £7.6 million he and his wife got from the tax payer for new curtains for their mansion you mean ?? he's a hypocrite then.

Your command of the English language is very colourful, isn't it? As well as being wholly inaccurate.

Well I am very impressed. You have managed to use a word with more than two syllables.

I think we might have a surge of folk...WELCOME.

Yeah go on, fuck off nonce!

The ID of Kevin Hogan is a sockpuppet - generated by proxy

@@macabre2007 He is not a relative but there is no reason to suspect he is a sock puppet.

Yeah, people living longer, healthier lives and not dying in their 50s. Bad socialistic health.

Well stop watching the Xfactor and watch University Challenge instead. there'splenty of educaitonal newspapers (Guardian, Telegraph, Times and Independant), TV programs, BBC4, Radio 4, Sky Discovery channels (not all some tosh but some good stuff. But hey, Do, tell me how come you and you ALONE HAVE AVOIDED THIS PROGRAMMING ??

I'm an atheist of the Chris Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris persuasion. But I understand stuff isn't black & white. Christopher Hitchens brother Peter is well worth listening to, admittedly an advocate of the Church of England - which is the least pious of all religions. Also Canadian professor Jordan Peterson has some interesting thoughts on the whole reason why religion has been involved in the evolution of us all, and why Christianity is still particularly important to us in the west.

Well said.

Matt Taylor Tony Blair wasn't a devout Catholic because he wasn't a Catholic until he resigned.

I'm an atheist and I oppose abortion. Yep, under any circumstances. Attacking his position on religious grounds is, in this instance, pure deflection. It allows pro-choicers to get a KO on the grounds that he's a Catholic and a Tory, without having to engage in and try to win the debate on whether or not a zygote/foetus/embryo/baby is alive or not - a debate which isn't swayed either way according to whether or not a participant in the debate is Catholic or Conservative. Those factors are irrelevant; neither has any purchase on the central question, is it a life or not? Even JHR (who I admire) in this interview seems more interested in his faith than in the merits or otherwise of a pro-life argument.

Khan hasn't condoned 13 year old girls (kids) having babies, in some cases, even by rape.

That's not what condone means

Jason Coleridge - No he condones 50+ old men marrying 6 year old babies you complete fool

Actually he did and imagine if he said anything like what JR Mogg said, you'd be going ballistic !

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He supported Johnson though, knowing he is a liar and corrupt.

Because we are or at least were a christian nation. People are quite happy to criticise the faith, traditions and beliefs of their ancestors, but not that of others because they might feel bad.

Interesting - even though Conservative ideology and practice behaves as an antithesis to anything Christian. He just cherry picks what he will support. If he was a true Christian, he wouldn't be a Tory.

Any political ideology is not "True Christian" whatever that means as even the Christians cannot agree on what it means.... to Catholics it means something different to the Evangelicals...etc... etc..etc. Still I would still prefer someone who answers a straight question instead of someone who skirts around the issue because they don't want to admit what they believe just to get votes.... I believe the bible calls them hypocrites...

All Christian values of all denominations do however, not really square with Conservative ideology - otherwise they wouldn't be killing all the disabled people with such verve as they do. Most people on here seem to value the WORDS he says, over his DEEDS. He is an extremely shallow, conniving, ruthless toff, with no scruples, despite his fine Catholic words. Some people are suckers for the landed. Slaves.

And most Christians don't live these values they profess to follow... As for killing disabled people.. That's ridiculous the disabled in the UK are amongst the best cared for and supported in the world... So I am keen to hear about the deeds of Mr Rees Mogg that are as you put it without scruples and conniving.

www.theguardian.com/society/2015/aug/27/thousands-died-after-fit-for-work-assessment-dwp-figures

I'm in Manchester, it's already looking like Malawi here :D Mogg is a cunt.

I am also in Manchester and I will vote Mogg if he runs.

His views are not and will not be law if he is ever PM, ppl seem to be disturbed by his views but I see a man who will honour his word to the death. As far as I know he tells the truth and believes we can make it through a no deal brexit. He could easily be the best PM this country has EVER had.

Indeed, me too. He was understandably weak when he came to his religious beliefs, but to be frank he is somewhat hobbled by the beliefs and justifications. They were after all the best apologetics the churches have been able to conjure up over the last 2000 years. The man however on other subjects is not hampered in the same way, and almost invariably performs splendidly. He is rarely not on point, he absolutely knows his stuff, and maybe more important, he is an honest, decent and very reasonable bloke. He really should I believe at least be on the "team". I myself would vote for Rees Mogg. And I have never voted Tory.

rationalmartian I don't expect him too start a new religious revival but I would like Christians to be more like him such a good soul a good toff.

My major concern is his personal beliefs and if he can separate the 2.. Religion should never be allowed into politics.. I agree with his stance on leaving and I would like to see the backbone he represents in reference to his honesty in relation to his religious belief..

Culpepper Defenestrator I do agree he should never hold office, yet I do not like the idea that a man that seems genuine should be restricted from office.. My position is at them moment I will not vote for him if ever the chance arises.. he should remain in the position he holds and should refrain from issues that are based on his religious beliefs, a strong moral backbencher should not be wasted yet as a great many find his beliefs restrictive.. I think I would actively campaign against him, if he chooses to pursue a PM position.. But he does seem a good man and should be admired for his faith,courage and principles.. many that hold office today hide there personal beliefs in an attempt to hold higher office..

Tyrone Jones as we live in a parliamentary democracy and not a dictatorship, his religious views will not influence policy making or the statute of law. Only if everyone voted the same - this would prove it a majority belief and therefore would be acceptable.

Who voted to cut disabled peoples benefits.

It's a shame you can't put that to him in person and find yourself mugged within seconds. The vote was not about cutting disabled peoples benefits . . a perversion of the truth if ever I heard one

The silly cunt has zero chance of becoming PM with his rapey opinions on child-birth.

only his religious convictions sound somewhat Islamic.

+Engelse Wit - bit unkind to imbeciles, I think!

the ID elizabeth bowers is a sockpuppet generated by proxy

thankyou for your comment have a good day in this country people do not like the truth

Yes. I think he is very good at separating his personal religious views from that of democracy and liberty. I disagree on abortion and gay rights but would never fear any legislative dogmatic agenda from JRM whatsoever.

Not really, he's a religious crackpot.. it's scripted for him.

You do knows she a tory and a murdoch employee...

Bakersteven - nah, she calls herself a floating voter. She's not tory

I've always regarded Julia as a floater.

Jason Coleridge lol, yes I do.,do.

Excellent comment.

My ancestors were subject to demonetization from the Church a millennium ago, because they didn't follow it. Has taken me years to find out where I came from because of that. It's why I'm not a fan of it, but I do respect people's faith in it as things have moved with the times.

Adam Ball has

Brilliant suggestion. Would he dare speak his true mind? Or would Taqiyya allow him to say what the average Brit agreed with while his own viewpoint is 180 degrees opposite.

So, basically you can claim whatever you like because everyones a liar...except you off course !! stupid fascist.

S No. The writer was being a fascist.

To people like you it always was. When you go around saying that a man is lying because you've read a part of the bible/koran, and you demonise him totally based on his religion then you are indeed a fascist. But, then you support them and agree with their views, you're an apologist for them.

I have read some of the comments on this string with utter amazement. I simply suggested that Julia was a professional and perfectly capable of interviewing Sadiq Khan (lol) to find out what he really stands for. If that makes me a fascist (people like you is the quote that beggars belief ) You dont know me you ignorant moron. If you have something to say say it cut out the meaningless insults. It shows a complete lack of intellect. What is your point? Noone should interview the mayor because he is a muslim voted in by muslims? Do tell.

Actually Julia is also a Catholic, or at least she was, she went to school with R-M, although she did say there that she is now an Atheist.

Miscarriages happen, they are extremely distressing for the would be mother and everyone involved, i can think of nothing sadder than the loss of an innocent babies life. But...... there are so many reasons why they happen, a pregnancy is a state of vulnerability, i know someone who lost one because of a flight on an aeroplane, she said that the radiation was bad that day or something, who knows maybe an event could of taken place during the 1st pregnancy which caused a miscarriage and then damage to make it difficult to be successful in subsequent pregnancies. we just dont know, but blaming god is a cop out surely. we have to be smarter than blaming someone else for our own misfortune. Either way i cannot even begin to imagine losing a child let alone 4, poor woman.

Oh I agree, I like Julia too and this fate I wouldn't wish on anyone.

Yes I thought chaos was the right word too, not evil. It's just random stuff happening. It seems religion is an attempt to hide from/explain it. I put my faith in it!

I don't even understand why the woman brought it up. As soon as she said "Why would God let that happen" you can tell she doesn't know anything about Christian theology like most atheists. I notice atheists often use this argument but don't seem to do the same with other religions. "How could YOUR so called sun god allow such evil things to happen??" You won't hear that from an atheist. It's the same left wing bias against all things western and decent.

There is also the possibility, which frankly I don't understand why nobody ever considers, that these miscarried babies will end up in heaven anyway. Our miserable, brief experience here on earth is so insignificant compared to eternity in heaven, I find the problem of evil just trivial. Seriously, if you accept the concepts of heaven and hell, literally the worst death you could imagine becomes trivial. It is totally irrational to worry about it. Maybe I grew up around too many video games and books but it seems to me a nice life here on earth is +50. A terrible death here on earth is -100. Heaven is +1000000000. Hell is -1000000000. Seriously, who cares about how your life goes here?

I agree. Osborne is a slimy chancer and piece of shit. But even if Rees Mogg thought so, I doubt he would be the kind of bloke to come straight out with it. Far to decent and diplomatic. He was however a little too complimentary for my own liking though.

I agree there pal.

Peter Nicho JRM seems to be liked by all, but of course Julia has her knockers.