A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
A L Kennedy reflects on the way our past shapes our present and our future. "As groups we get trappe
AL Kennedy extols the virtues of reading and its power to encourage respect for the value and sovere
AL Kennedy says we should reject the media outlets that peddle only bad news whether real or fake in
Tom Shakespeare argues that viewing dementia as a disability could help those living with the condit
Tom Shakespeare reflects on how all the political populists who now occupy our imaginations are mast
Tom Shakespeare on why - in today's world of uncertainty and fear - it may give us some political co
Stella Tillyard looks at the phonomenon of the "idling brain" - when the brain is supposedly at rest
"Human beings shape their perceptions according to their beliefs", writes John Gray, not the other w
John Gray look at the history of populism. He argues that modern-day populism has largely been crea
John Gray assesses why experts failed to predict recent seismic events. He says they operated under
"I haven't been visiting schools and drowsing during headteachers' PowerPoint presentations for noth
John Gray examines what lies behind our desire to protect our "way of life". "If people are forced t
Will Self argues that, at a time when we're observing "our so-called leaders, fretting and strutting
Will Self says it's time for schools to stop "teaching to the test". He argues that in the contempor
Will Self explores the significance of the art work that adorns the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Squar
"We're constantly being reminded that this is a democracy", writes Will Self "one, indeed, which we
Adam Gopnik revisits a much explored subject - the differences between patriotism and nationalism. I
"Perhaps we should try, before the year's out", writes Howard Jacobson, " to agree on the Internatio
The Christmas song "Baby It's Cold Outside" has become the cause of intense controversy in the US wh
"I work hard so that my teenage daughter can have holes in all her clothes", writes Adam Gopnik. He
