Barry C Smith
Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Institute of Philosophy, at School of Advanced Study, University of London: Passions - philosophy, wine, the senses
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Philosophy and Child Poverty - Reflections on the Ethics and Politics of Poor Children and their Families | Nicolás Brando | Springer
This is the first volume on philosophy and child poverty and offers a broad and diverse reflection of the ways in which child poverty could be conceptualised. Brings together various philosophical approaches and how they understand and tackle child...
UK will reject Brexit delay, PM to tell Juncker
Boris Johnson is travelling to Luxembourg for his first talks with the European Commission president.
BBC Radio 4 - A Point of View, A Change of Tack
Tom Shakespeare on why changing your mind shouldn't be seen as a weakness.
Have a Cuppa While You Mull It Over
Regular tea drinkers have better organised brain regions – and this is associated with healthy cognitive function – compared to non-tea drinkers.
In full: Boris Johnson interview from Luxembourg
BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg speaks to the PM after he meets the European Commission president.
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“You can tell he’s lying because his lips are moving”
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Fake Meat Fight: Can The Plant-Based Movement Get Past The ‘Processed Food’ Debate?
Unlike Impossible Foods, which gets its beefy taste from genetically engineered yeast, Beyond embraced the non-GMO label in hopes of straddling the nature-tech divide. The move failed to win over critics but critics may have missed the mark too. Can...
Philosopher avec François Truffaut (1/4) : Cycle Antoine Doinel, la naissance d'un cinéaste
De 1959 à 1979, au travers de cinq films, François Truffaut filme le personnage d'Antoine Doinel (incarné par Jean-Pierre Léaud) de ses 14 ans jusqu'à la trentaine. Il rencontre des femmes, il aime, il vieillit... Serait-il le double...
Professor Barry C. Smith | School of Advanced Study
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Humanities ‘risk becoming cherry on top’ of other disciplines
Conference on subject area’s future hears warnings against making it mere ‘problem-solving for the sciences and engineering’
Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage's 'World for Brexit': What is their Opaque New US Lobbying Group About?
In the wake of Labour concerns about 'dark money' influencing British elections, Turlough Conway looks deeper at Nigel Farage's US registered World for Brexit.
PM's burqa jibes 'dehumanising', says government's extremism adviser
As Commmission for Countering Extremism issues major report, Sara Khan calls Johnson’s burqa comments ‘demeaning’
Johnson's 'bonkers' plan for £15bn bridge derided by engineers
Experts says PM’s proposal for bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland fraught with problems
Faster pace of climate change is 'scary'
The UK should advance its climate targets by 10 years, says the UK’s former chief scientist.
HARRY COLE: How Bad Boy Pact was torpedoed by Britain's FBI
HARRY COLE: Downing Street killed Nigel Farage's overtures for an electoral pact with the Tories stone dead last week, branding the Brexit stalwart and his millionaire backer Arron Banks 'not fit and proper'.
There’s nothing normal about this beast of a government | Matthew d’Ancona
Boris Johnson’s invocation of the Incredible Hulk is apt – his monstrous behaviour is driving talents like Sam Gyimah out, says Guardian columnist Matthew d’Ancona
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The law? Useful for maintaining order on streets – especially in the event of food shortages. But, as a minister, you may reserve the right to look at the detail before agreeing to obey it..legislation is produced by parliament, the enemy of “the people”.
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Tory Brexit advert ‘could breach privacy’
Online campaign gathering information on voters may be illegal, claims data protection expert
Donald Trump's relative: He's never given a penny to his mother's Scottish community
Donald Trump has rarely expressed affection for his Scottish roots, and only once visited his mother’s home, spending less than two minutes inside the pebbledashed croft where she and her nine siblings were raised.
Jacob Rees-Mogg promotes video of far-right party accused of ‘anti-Jewish hate’
The Tory MP shared on Sunday a video of a speech by the AfD party which has been accused of 'Holocaust relativism'