The Philosophical Muser

My teenage neighbour knows that good GCSE grades are better than bad ones. She has an idea that will help all students at exam time. Intr...

I've been reading Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner's latest book Think Like A Freak - the third offering in the 'freak...

Here's a riddle to consider - why don't concert promoters charge more for concert tickets? Here's the thing; concert tickets ...

An interesting paper from Cambridge physicist Laura Mersini-Houghton featured on BBC2's Newnsight last night, in which she hypothe...

On the Trojan Horse issue of Islamic radicalisation in schools , there has apparently been lots of apologising going on: Education Secre...

Some elections are predictable (The Conservatives' triumph in 1983 and Labour's in 1997 are two cases in point), whereas others ...

It is ridiculous to claim that the UK is overcrowded, as many people are eager to claim in this current political climate. Crowded cit...

A lot of people claim that Jesus was a socialist. They justify this by talking about His instructions to give away wealth and follow Him,...

Well, as you've probably read now, after the European Election UKIP has the most MEPs and has taken over 27% of the votes. A lot o...

This week Vince Cable claimed that increased property prices justifies capital gains tax because rent profits that come from investment ma...

Take a look at this guy Daniel Lambert - I saw him on the Daily Politics pre-election show a couple of days ago - he's one heck of a...

A whole host of renowned political twits have come forward to condemn Nigel Farage's 'Romanian neighbours' comment as racist ...