Privatising Royal Mail

The UK's new Government has put forward plans to privatise parts of Royal Mail, and has suggested that there will be opportunities for employee ownership. This could be a sensible move to help make any privatisation a success - but only if it is done...

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Excalibur and the election

Last night, as there was nothing better on TV, we settled down to watch a DVD. The film we chose was "Excalibur", an epic retelling of the Arthurian legend. The film begins with a battle: Uther Pendragon, father of Arthur, fights the Duke of Cornwall to...

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Socrates and Greek debt

I'm on holiday with the family in Northumberland this week, and today we were in Alnwick (pronounced "Annick", in case you're relating this story and you want to sound knowledgeable). The castle here had a starring role in the Harry Potter films as...

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