The Michaela School legal case raises complex questions about the purpose of education, the definition of secularism, and the balance between freedoms and rules.
Category: Life
Lockdown learning: #14 of 14 Life and death
The last in a short series of 2 minute observations… For me the lockdown has been like a magnifying glass poring over life and death. I have been encouraged to look more closely at what life is and is not really about and it has highlighted death on a dally basis. Neither of these things …
Lockdown learning: #13 Economy 2.0?
The penultimate in a short series of 2 minute observations… We are nearing the end of ‘lockdown’ and entering a new ‘normal’ (or what passes for it). This week I was led to wonder if Covid-19 provides us with a chance to reset our approach to living or at least the economic bit? Bizarrely, this was provoked …
lockdown learning: #12 An ironic trade-off
A short series of 2 minute observations… For almost all of us at the moment, our biggest health headache is Covid-19. Especially those of us of an older disposition are seeking to avoid meeting the virus. However, we are also of a generation that grew up being told year-in-year-out that smoking was really bad for your …
Lockdown learning: #11 Choices and consequences
A short series of 2 minute observations… I like having choices… but not always the consequences! As we hit week 14 of lockdown I am reminded of how what seem like local choices that have led to our current situation. How does hygiene in a Chinese market come to have such a profound impact on …