From 2029, philosophy will be taught to school kids. What can we all learn from a discipline long considered dry and academic? Four decades ago, when I was accepted to study philosophy at university, my friends laughed. “What’s the point of...
Our ill-considered transport plans exemplify the worst aspects of a bad government. It is some months since I concluded we have been living under the worst government of my lifetime. It took some time to get my head around the idea. I had,...
From health and education to baby bonuses and boy racers: concluding our twopart series looking at what the parties are offering – from big and small to, er, noisy. Our analysis of the good, the bad, the ugly and the unworkable solutions...
Consuming less is proving popular as the frugal ways of our grandparents swing back into fashion. And it goes beyond belt-tightening in a cost-ofliving crisis. ‘Some people may see frugality as not buying anything ever; having a very...
