Apropos of a vote that will take place later today a few miles from where I’m sitting, here is a picture of Nick Clegg holding up a certain, signed pledge. The text reads: I pledge to vote against any increase in tuition fees in the next parliament and to pressure the government to introduce a [...]

Come on over and listen to me interviewing the fabulous Ariane Sherine – thankyou, Ariane! The Pod Delusion is a podcast about interesting things. From scepticism to lefty liberal things, it’s commentary from a secular, rationalist, ‘Guardianista’, sort of perspective. A bit like From Our Own Correspondent but with more jokes. This week: Ariane Sherine [...]

It’s ‘A’-level results day and I’m sure that the op-eds have already been written saying that exams are being dumbed down. The more responsible newspapers have probably prepared articles saying that the young of today are more stupid than ever in case results worsen. Simultaneously, there are perceived problems with too much alteration to the [...]