Robert Davis
Robert A. Davis is Professor of Religious and Cultural Education and Director of the Robert Owen Centre in the University of Glasgow. He has lived in Cumbernauld since 1964 and is writing in a personal capacity. He tweets at @Rokewood
L’Architecture of Lanarkshire
Urban planning should depend on local residents more than abstract debates
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
North Korea’s rogue state development
How Kim Jong Un is embracing the modern world
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
Confessions of an aging pop queen
Madonna once assured us that being an adult woman was something to aspire to
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Populism in its purest form
Nigel Farage is rallying his voters to defend his right not to be asked inconvenient questions about his money
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
In the trenches
Hannah Betts considers whether the
classic trench coat is the GOAT
