T.H. Green and local citizenship

The Liberal philosopher T.H. Green - Thomas Hill Green - is much cited by Liberal Democrats but, I suspect, little read. In fact, as he flou...

London primary school tells children to clasp their hands behind their backs when walking

Somewhere at the back of Nicky Morgan's pledge of "robust and rigorous" for seven-year-olds lies a feeling that children have...

London! Colour !! 1927!!!

This is extraordinary. Colour film of London shot by the amazingly prescient Claude Friese-Greene in 1927. CF-G struggled to get his Biocolo...

Recipe For Beep! Boop! Bop!

When a version of the phrase, you are what you eat, originated nearly two hundred years ago, it was meant to imply food will determine the s...

Christopher Lasch - the last social critic? 2

This is the second half of the interview with Christopher Lasch. You can watch part 1 on this blog. Lasch's ideas were discussed in an ...

Six of the Best 549

"Howard Dean, who is one of those rare politicians to whom one could happily listen for hours." Jonathan Fryer has been to the 60...

2016 Mini A Month Postcard Calendar

Our new 2016 Mini-a-Month Postcard Calendar is here. They  make  great gifts for yourself or a friend. You can order one   here  or stop by ...

Haute de la Garenne a Place of Evil

This article and video speak for themselves, anything I might have to say is superfluous. Reblogged for posterity. Exclusive Footage of ...

Vanished Leicester: Vaughan College, Holy Bones

Copyright   ©  Dennis Calow This is the original Vaughan College, which was either on Great Central Street or Holy Bones depending on which ...