The US election is past the point of tedium. That goes without saying. The tyrant trails by seven points after three of the most catastrophic presidential debates in US history and the sensationalism is somewhat overshadowing political commentary on issues closer to home. But, the question of what is “home” is becoming more abstract. The…
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Wider implications of AI
Automation is happening. We can deny it no longer. This year, the world’s largest electronics company, Foxconn – known for manufacturing Apple, Google and Microsoft products – laid off 60,000 factory workers to have them replaced by robots. Others will follow suit. The Queen announced the government’s plans for new legislation making provisions for driverless…
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Should compulsory religious assemblies in schools be scrapped?
Anyone who had the misfortune of attending a Church of England school will remember the arduous ordeal that was the morning school assembly. An old, middle-class authoritarian would stand at the front of the hall (which doubled as a gym during PE lessons), reciting the Lord’s Prayer, whilst you sat on the hard, parquet floor…
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We should not be rushing the Chilcot inquiry
On 18th October, the Mail on Sunday published a leaked memo, first sent in preparation for the infamous meeting held between George W. Bush and Tony Blair at the former president’s ranch in Crawford, Texas in April 2002. The document, sent to Bush by the then US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, consists of only…
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Streaming – Go With The Flow
The facts are now so lamented it has become nauseating to hear how much music consumption has altered throughout the 20th and 21st century, a topic of conversation one’s dad makes at the dinner table when mutual familial interests grow sparse. But I feel we need to set the scene, so this is exactly how…
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The absurdity of Jeremy Hunt’s “cultural signal”
In spite of criticism of the cuts being made to Working Tax Credits (WTCs), Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has defended the Conservative Welfare Bill, labelling the cuts as “a very important cultural signal”. He went on to compare the British economy with the Chinese economy, stating: “My wife is Chinese, and if we want this…
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