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In 1980 somebody foolishly offered me a job as a geologist on a mine on the Evander gold field in South Africa. The deal was 55 days leave per [...]
August 31, 2014
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At last we are getting some clear light between the Conservative and Labour Parties’ official positions on education. Tristram Hunt, shadow [...]
August 18, 2014
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Always good to get a different perspective on education – two recent ones have come my way – this blog from Nick Baines, Bishop of [...]
August 15, 2014
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In the pantheon of lugubrious inter-war writers, Joseph Roth is my favourite. I read his most widely known books, The Radetzky March and The [...]
August 13, 2014
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I spent yesterday at the Tate Modern. Since the opening of the Henri Matisse Cut-Outs exhibition I have been itching to go and see it, as I have [...]
August 7, 2014
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The Times this morning has this stunning statement (well, not that stunning – bottom of Page 12, next to an advert for a new Mini): Free [...]
August 7, 2014
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It is probably presumptuous to write a post about Malta after being there a week. But it has so much to teach us that it might be worth [...]
August 4, 2014
