Month: May 2008
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Clinton? Obama? McCain? This Guy Gets My Vote…
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Thanks so much to Shane and his people for sending me a copy of his new book, written with Chris Haw, Jesus for President. It’s gorgeous to look at and hold, fabulously designed, and perfectly balanced between seriousness and playfulness… starting with the title. Why can’t every Christian book be like this? I just hope…
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Saviour Sibling?
A bill regarding the use of human embryos is currently passing through parliament at the moment, and, naturally, causing a huge amount of debate. One piece on the BBC caught my ear the other morning – a Bishop was asked what he thought about the creation of so-called ‘saviour siblings’: human beings created for the…
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“If It’s On Google, Why Teach It?” | Intel | Education
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At a recent education conference I was at, one of the big-wigs at Intel gave a keynote about the future of technology and education. He talked about Moore’s law, and some of the probable developments in educational tools, and also about the effect connectivity is having / will have on our lives. Holding up his…
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The Final Word on Politics, The Credit Squeeze, Iraq, Boris and Everything…
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A wonderful letter in today’s Independent: Sir: After a decade in which the electorate have been treated like idiots; when alternative political visions became a thing of the past and voting became a choice between different sets of accountants or fund managers; when a prime minister takes us into a catastrophic war based on lies,…
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Dear Boris…
It looks like you’re going to win. One simple message, from a city that in the last 8 years has got greener, more tolerant, more vibrant and taken radical steps to improve public transport: Don’t Fuck This Up. Please excuse my language, but this is a place I care about deeply, which is genuinely at…
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Cans Festival | Get Your Stencils Ready
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“A street party of stencil art” Leake Street, London Waterloo. 3-5th May. Technorati: London