Over at BAE’s favourite leftwing magazine, Richard Herring writes a blog post I’ve been meaning to do only puts it far more eloquently and humourously. One thing he doesn’t mention is that Chris’ “giant smile” on the advert doesn’t really look like a smile at all. Smug is one way of putting it. Another is… Continue reading How to give head in advertising
Month: February 2008
Can science find a cure for conservativism?
Nature always does contrive That every boy and every gal That’s born into the world alive Is either a little Liberal Or else a little Conservative. Iolanthe, W. S. Gilbert There was an interesting article in New Scientist last week about research suggesting a genetic basis for political opinion (You can’t read the full article?… Continue reading Can science find a cure for conservativism?
Does Rowan Williams have any more idea of what he’s going on about than I do?
It isn’t every day that a single line blog post elicits quite so many responses – clearly Rowan Williams has touched on a raw nerve. I’ve listened to his WATO interview and I’ve skimmed through his speech (pdf). I’m still struggling to get my head around what exactly he’s going on about. On the one… Continue reading Does Rowan Williams have any more idea of what he’s going on about than I do?