Global temperatures have not increased in the last decade. But it takes more than that to stop the global warming bandwagon, which will probably keep on rolling until it hits a glacier somewhere in Kent. The Prince of Wales is…
Read: Pushing the bandwagon
Andrew Motion, who until last month was the UK Poet Laureate, has drawn attention to the poor knowledge in schools of the contents of the Bible. Judging by some of the bizarre answers given in quiz shows such as The…
Read: Identifying Christianity
A head teacher makes all the difference to a school. So much so that if you are checking a school out to see if it is up to your child’s exacting standards, you will do well to ask the head…
Read: Heads you lose
The UK car industry is in trouble. According to the BBC, the number of new cars produced in the country fell by a record 59% in February this year, “as the motor industry continues to suffer from weak demand”. Why…
Read: Motoring madness
Don’t worry: Richard Dawkins probably doesn’t exist. I myself have never seen him in the flesh, and nor has anyone I know. There is by all accounts a figure who claims to be Richard Dawkins, and who goes about proclaiming…
Read: Dawkins may be a myth
I love my planet. Given the choice of which planet to be born on, this is almost certainly the one I’d have chosen. Mercury is too hot and Jupiter is, well, too gassy. Saturn runs rings around you, and Venus…
Read: A questionable frenzy
Editorial staff at my local newspaper, the Norwich-based Eastern Daily Press, are facing the loss of over 50* jobs. This will hit hard at a human level, with redundant journalists and ancillary staff losing their livelihood at a time when…
Read: Critical failure
When 1984 came around we breathed a sigh of relief. George Orwell could certainly write, but as a prophet he didn’t stack up. The real 1984 was nothing like his vision of it. We were still free, and we had…
Read: Big Brother’s footprint
Those who value freedom enter 2009 with some trepidation. The over-regulation of society shows no sign of abating; the lack of trust in professionals and the proliferation of bureaucratic targets continues to harm both those who are targeted and those…
Read: Ready for the crunch