There are lies, damn lies, statistics, and then there is politics.  Fake news has existed since the dawn of civilisation and has taken flight and caused serious concern more than once in human history.  Crises of authority and the desperate …

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There seems to be a lot of moral panics at the moment. Unhappily, they are largely engineered by fearful people determined to indulge their prejudices by undermining the safety and security of society.

How to introduce a blog AND entice you to read it? Maybe a topic of the month? I thought to myself. My topic ‘of the month’ might hold your interest for 5 minutes. That’s all it takes to read a …

Critical thinking Read more »