Leonardo da Vinci mastered the technique of sfumato. In simple terms this is the blurring of outlines – to most accurately…
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Labour, anti-semitism and social hysteria
I attended synagogue for the whole of my life, up until my parents died. Early on I was a…
Jews, Muslims, Genes and it’s Murder
Lima, 1987. I was travelling in Peru. In a monastery, close to the Plaza de Armas, we were shown a…
Why are we afraid of evaluation?
We, in public service, are all evaluated these days – performance appraisals, inspection, programme evaluations. We live under regimes…
A democratic alternative to Ofsted
Think of what it takes to provide a good education to hundreds of young people in your charge. Some do…
