May 2006

Human Rights Act seminar

  • May 25, 2006 at 8:37 am
  • Categories: Citizenship & civic engagement

  • I’ve just been forwarded details of this: ‘Is the Human Rights Act in Danger – and does it matter?’ Hampstead Town Hall, 213 Haverstock Hill, London, NW3 Wednesday 21st June 2006, 7.45pm for 8.00pm £5 on the door, £3 concessions Geoffrey Bindman, Francesca Klug and Mustafa Suleyman will be speaking. More info at www.jfjhr.org.

What are ‘core British values’?

  • May 24, 2006 at 5:22 pm
  • Categories: Citizenship & civic engagement

  • Bill Rammell (the UK’s Higher Education Minister) recently suggested that ‘core British values’ should be taught in schools. I don’t know whether I am actually lacking the intellect to sufficiently understand what is meant here, or am just trying too hard. Whatever the case, I can’t pin down any one value that is uniquely ‘British’: [...]

My gripe with puns

  • May 24, 2006 at 2:59 pm
  • Categories: Uncategorized

  • To me, a pun must make sense in context from whichever angle it’s looked at. For example, there was (and still is?) a London hair salon situated near to the Tate Modern on the south bank of the Thames with the name La Tete Modêrne. In contrast, a number of UK bike shops have given [...]