Proposal for a #Rethink on how we debate ideasI drafted this piece in June 2020 for the Rethink series of ‘post-Covid’ opinion pieces which was initially broadcast in the first half of…Mar 14, 2022Mar 14, 2022
On the denouement of Covid politicsI wrote first drafted this four weeks ago, before Christmas, and think I identified the inflection point in Covid politics. For some…Jan 18, 2022Jan 18, 2022
Letter to my MP on Plan B vote in Parliament on 14 December 2021Yesterday the House of Commons voted for a number of statutory instruments (ie: regulations) for England, including Covid passes…Dec 15, 2021Dec 15, 2021
On working for freeWe seem to live in a culture in which many organisations (and some people) think others should do work for them for nothing, on the basis…May 6, 2021May 6, 2021
Press freedom starts at homeToday is World Press Freedom Day (#WorldPressFreedomDay), which media organisations are rightly highlighting and celebrating. Via the BBC…May 3, 20211May 3, 20211
Where are the digital plumbers?Why aren’t more people being trained as ICT appliance installers and engineers for the home?Apr 19, 20211Apr 19, 20211
Published inThe Political MacroscopeOn the moralising of politicsOne of the most egregious characteristics of debate in [[Modern British politics]], is treating people whose views are opposed to yours as…Oct 29, 2020Oct 29, 2020
Published inThe Political MacroscopeOn freedom of speech and the culture of offenceOn Friday in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, in the Île-de-France region in north-central France, a teacher was brutally executed by an…Oct 20, 2020Oct 20, 2020