Catholics vow to go hard in schools fight with government
May 08, 2017 04:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The battle between the Catholics and the government on the schools funding plan appears to be ramping up, with Catholic education authorities deciding to intensify their campaign. Catholic education sources said a...
Getting rich is largely about luck – shame the wealthy don't want to hear it
May 07, 2017 09:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
The UK suffers from the highest levels of income inequality in Europe partly because of the delusions of its rich. In countries where the rich have less, they tend to be less delusional , about themselves, about other...
Online security won't improve until companies stop passing the buck to the customer
May 07, 2017 09:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Its normally in the final seconds of a TV or radio interview that security experts get asked for advice for the general public something simple, unambiguous, and universally applicable. Its a fair question, and what the...
The long history, and short future, of the password
May 07, 2017 09:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
In Western history, the concept of the password can be traced as far back as the so-called shibboleth incident in the 12th chapter of the biblical Book of Judges. In the chaos of battle between the tribes of Gilead and...
Metrosexual, hipster, spornosexual: why do we keep redefining men?
May 07, 2017 09:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Ten years ago, men were metrosexual, but now Ive lost track. Currently, the spornosexual, a more body conscious and sexually explicit version of the metrosexual, is vying with the check-shirted, bearded lumbersexual for...
Who's really guilty of right-wing bias when it comes to political reporting
May 07, 2017 09:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
It would not be a proper election campaign without allegations of media bias. And not only against the press. C P Scott, who edited The Guardian from 1872-1929, famously declared that comment is free, but facts are...
Does a lower pound boost manufacturing?
May 07, 2017 09:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The idea that a lower currency boosts manufacturing and a countrys exports is pervasive. So the 15% fall in the pound following the UKs Brexit vote is seen by many to be beneficial for this section of the economy....
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects