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The release of al-Megrahi - brave, stupid or both?

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I hesitate before adding to the commentary on the early release of Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi. But I find the whole thing so mystifying. Maybe some of my readers can help me make sense of it.
A few thoughts about the RSA past and future - part 1

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Like 'ironic' and 'unique', 'incongruous' is a terribly overused word. Nevertheless, I am going to claim it for the sight of a blotchy middle aged Englishman lying in the grounds of a Cretan water park reading a history of the first 200 years of the RSA,
From the sublime to the ridiculous

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The sublime
Why the hard sell is getting me down

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I'm on holiday in Crete, so more occasional and shorter posts for a while folks.
Why cash makes you stupid (sometimes)

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Sorry if some people thought I was a bit sniffy about TED last week (although I can’t quite bring myself to withdraw my ‘Britain’s Got Talent for rich hippies’ jibe’). Anyway, there were two brilliant speeches on the last morning which just about made it all
Social mobility - some clarification

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Clearly I angered a few people with my comments about social mobility earlier this week. In particular, people objected to the implication that I dissaproved of the efforts of middle class people to pass on advantages to their children. Let me try to clarify.
Schools without boundaries

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I have made three education speeches this week. I am never quite sure what I believe until I try to articulate an idea and then see if it sounds interesting and convincing. In preparation for my lecture to the SSAT I wrote a post about the divisive nature of
Help me make a fool of myself

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Thanks to everyone who helped out on my cultural theory challenge yesterday. I am still hoping for a few more replies but so far options 1 and 3 are doing well with options 2 and trailing badly. This is interesting as, arguably, ‘do nothing and wait for the
What kind of climate change thinker are you?

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OK folks, I need your help. For some time I have wanted to develop a speech applying cultural theory to policy dilemmas and organisational change. To help make the speech engaging, I want to start with an audience experiment, but I need to test it out before
The RSA mission and brand - responding to the debate

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It’s time for me to respond to the challenging and fascinating conversation following my posts last week about change and branding in the RSA. I have read all the comments carefully and replied to some directly. My points don’t cover everything, but these are

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The release of al-Megrahi - brave, stupid or both?

A few thoughts about the RSA past and future - part 1

From the sublime to the ridiculous

Why the hard sell is getting me down

Why cash makes you stupid (sometimes)

Social mobility - some clarification

Schools without boundaries

Help me make a fool of myself

What kind of climate change thinker are you?

The RSA mission and brand - responding to the debate