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States of Confusion
Will Self on why we really should spend time worrying about why we are here.
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Teaching to the test
Will Self says it's time to end "teaching to the test".
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The Fourth Plinth
Will Self on the role of public art projects like the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square.
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Re-launching National Service
Will Self argues for the re-introduction of National Service.
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The fun of work - really?
Will Self on how the worlds of work and education have become seamlessly merged.
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The Shape Of Our Time
Adam Gopnik explores the differences between patriotism and nationalism.
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Word of 2016: People
Howard Jacobson searches for his Word of the Year.
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"Baby It's Cold Outside"
Adam Gopnik on the controversy surrounding the Christmas song Baby It's Cold Outside.
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Holes in Clothes
Adam Gopnik reflects on the greater significance of designer holes in jeans!
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Bob Dylan and the Bobolaters
Adam Gopnik reflects on Bob Dylan's predictable lack of gratitude towards his Nobel Prize.
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A Liberal Credo
Adam Gopnik muses on liberals and liberalism.
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The Week Gone By
Adam Gopnik asks how America can preserve a liberal, open society.
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The Trump Card
Roger Scruton assesses some of the reasons behind Donald Trump's victory.
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America Votes
Adam Gopnik reflects on why he believes a Trump victory would be a disaster for America.
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In Praise of Prophets of Doom
Howard Jacobson argues that dissatisfaction with life is essential.
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Shylock's Mock Appeal
Howard Jacobson applauds the granting of an appeal by Shylock in a mock trial in Venice.
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In Praise of Difficulty
Howard Jacobson applauds Tom Stoppard's attack on the ignorance of the average audience.
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Whoop!
Howard Jacobson deplores the fashion for 'whooping' as a mark of approval.
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Against Safe Spaces
John Gray reflects on the controversial 'space spaces' policy in universities.
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The Real Meaning of Trump
John Gray assesses what lies behind the Trump phenomenon.
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Who Cares About Independence?
Wheelchair user, Tom Shakespeare, on what it feels like to be dependent on others.
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My Idea of Heaven
John Gray muses on what his idea of heaven is - and why it shouldn't be a perfect world.
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Parliament Roadshow
Tom Shakespeare on why the Houses of Parliament should move around the country.
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Every Dog Has His Day
Tom Shakespeare reflects on how dogs can teach us a capacity for contentment.
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Finding Our Roots
Will Self reflects on the joys of genealogy.
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What's wrong with modern art?
Will Self explores what is wrong with contemporary art.
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Act Your Age
Will Self explains why he finds it hard to always act his age.
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Canaries in the Coal Mine
Tom Shakespeare gives a very personal view of prenatal screening.
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Being English
The writer AL Kennedy reflects on Englishness.
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Facts Not Opinions
AL Kennedy ponders the importance of facts, in a world dominated by opinion.
