A Logic Puzzle
Most readers are probably familiar with the old chestnut of two doors and two guards, one of which always tells the truth and one of which always lies. But what…
Month: April 2018
Driving Music
A driving playlist I created a few weeks ago. I was doing a lot of motorway driving at the time, so this primarily consists of upbeat, energetic tracks; the sort…
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In Defence of First Past the Post
Despite the British people opting in favour of first-past-the-post (FPTP) by a decisive 68:32 margin, in many of the circles I move support for other voting systems, in particular proportional…
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Twitter follow button added
I am now on Twitter. I admit to not being a huge fan of Twitter - short form entries are not my favoured means of communication and I'm dubious about…
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Quarterly Book Round-up – April 2018
Reviving a series from the former incarnation of this blog, the quarterly book review provides a non-exhaustive list of some of the books I read and enjoyed in the previous…
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Four political tribes
A lot of commenters have observed, particularly post-Brexit, that the old divide between left and right seems to be breaking down. At the last election, age and level of education…
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A Jewel Within Clay: The Tolkien Edit
I'm a huge fan of Peter Jackson's film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings. Despite a couple of flaws - in particular, repeated defamation of secondary characters in The…
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First Wonkhe contribution
My first article as a Contributing Editor of Wonkhe has been published: 'In defence of archaic governance structures'. In it, I make the case for the restoration of academic self-governance…