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No entry Many years ago, I was working for a membership organisation, and we had agreed to bring out a speaker from the UK. He [...]
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03, 2026
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02, 2026
The March of Folly
The March of Folly I often wonder where the place is to be found between being entertained, being made to think, and being constrained [...]
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02, 2026
Lost Connections
Lost Connection Every so often I read an article or a book that seems to capture the current moment and does so in a [...]
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02, 2026
Silk Roads
Silk Roads When I was around seven years old, my friend Andrew told me about his father’s plan. Back then, more than seventy years [...]
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01, 2026
Muesli and Other Grumbles
Muesli and other grumbles For years I made my own muesli. It was easy: to a base of rolled oats, wheat bran, and wheat [...]
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01, 2026
Arcadia
Arcadia Why do some moments stick in our minds? Often, they are memorable because they are both exceptional and unanticipated. For me, one was [...]
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12, 2025
Inevitability
Inevitability There is a popular strategy in looking back at past events to wonder ‘if only …’. It’s tricky. Any speculation about what could [...]
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11, 2025
Descartes Bones
Descartes’ Bones There are many challenges in writing about other people, especially those whose ideas have become important to you, or more widely. The [...]
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10, 2025
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia Seeing a great building is a fascinating experience. By a great building, in this case I mean one that is historic (there [...]
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10, 2025
Aigai
Aigai We were in the second half of our cruise, travelling down the eastern coast of Greece, when the ship stopped at Thessaloniki. As [...]
