Friction-free fictions
In Thus Spake Zarathustra, Nietzsche described what he called “The Last Men”. These are human beings who have overcome all[…]
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Abolish bank holidays
Bank holidays are a British idiosyncrasy that some former members of our empire continue to honour. Other countries don’t have more of them, they have public holidays instead. This is not a matter of mere terminology. A public holiday is a shared civic commemoration of something important for the society that celebrates it.
ReadCompliance, character and Confucius
If the Home Office and Starbucks yield to the temptation to address their failings only by introducing yet more policies or protocols, they will have failed to learn a more than two-millennia old lesson that remains just as important today.
ReadStop conflating education with employability
Education is now routinely advocated and defended on the basis of its ability to prepare people for the world of work. Art teaches creativity, philosophy critical thinking, history empathy, sport dedication, and all these things are good because they are transferable skills that can be monetised.
ReadWe are Dubai
I’ve just come back from a working weekend in Dubai. I arrived finding it weird and alien. I left realising that I’ve been living in Dubai most of my life and if you’re reading this, you probably have too.
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