Monthly Archive:: September 2015

24 Sep 2015

The Luke Shaw Incident: is 110% 10% too much?

Now that the dust has settled, it’s probably worth considering whether any lessons have been learnt from Hector Moreno’s challenge on Luke Shaw in the PSV versus Manchester United Champions League game. It resulted in the England defender
14 Sep 2015

Fracking for Gas: The Real Problem

Perhaps the novelty of fracking (hydraulic fracturing) shales for gas has led to an instinctive suspicion of the technique, without there being careful enough consideration about what the real problems are. Groundwater contamination is frequently mentioned as
10 Sep 2015

Loose but Reasonable Women

On the daytime chat show Loose Women, a celebrity guest, the Pretenders’ singer Chrissie Hynde admitted she had been sexually assaulted when she was 21. She said she took “full responsibility” for the assault and added “If
7 Sep 2015

School Governance: undemocratic institutions in a democratic society

Public companies, traded on the stock exchanges, have evolved into having an established and legal framework of governance. They are run by boards that are answerable to the owners of the company, the shareholders, who are able