Day: September 9, 2007
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I saw Richard Dawkin’s two-part documentary The Enemies of Reason a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been meaning to add a note of criticism here. It’s not that I disagree with his assessment that people such as spirit mediums and alternative health gurus are not antithetical to enlightenment values; far from it. My problem…
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Antony Hook asked me to give his new blog a plug a few weeks ago, and I forgot. In the intervening time however I’ve found I increasingly look forward to his posts. His style is refreshing, doing what blogging does best: looking around current affairs and coming up with a unique and interesting take. So…
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Over at Our Kingdom I’ve given my view of the new Lib Dem policy paper on British governance. Broadly I think its great; but then I did have a hand in writing much of it! That isn’t the whole story though – predictably I have an amendment to propose. Watch this space for more details.…
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I’ve just listened to the new Radio 4 drama Number 10, about which Peter Hyman wrote about in the Guardian on Friday. Spoilers below…