Gordonstoun
Teaching at Gordonstoun’s prep school
How Jeremy Black filled the ten months between leaving school and starting Cambridge
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
Reading Winston Churchill
Half a century on, we’re still learning more about Britain’s most famous Prime Minister
Stick ‘em up
Has the culture war been won?
Hi-energy nutrients
Schoenfield, Vivier, Bartok &c (Accentus Music)
Amicus curAI?
The implementation of AI into the judicial process must be handled with care
Now’s your time, House of Lords
The upper house must prove its worth by opposing the shabby Chagos Islands deal
Why can’t there be more vampires?
Bloodsucking, in various more or less metaphorical guises, is after all opera’s happiest place
Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
Eerie decadence
“Blink Twice” accelerates from black comedy to dark drama
Escaping the digital dark age
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge
There’s no good way to equal pay
You can’t beat the laws of supply and demand
