‘We Don’t Do God’? Secularism and the Accommodation of Muslims in Western Europe
Mon 12, Jan 2015Most Western European social scientists and policymakers believe that there is or should be a separation between church and state, religion and politics.
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Einstein’s Chauffeur
Mon 8, Dec 2014This is a story about Einstein’s Chauffeur, who was the spitting image of the great professor.
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Academic RiSC helping Government solve national security challenges
Fri 5, Dec 2014“It is critical that large companies make best use of their supply chains, including SMEs and academia, and in particular follow an open systems design approach, to ensure that best technology in each domain is offered to Government. It is also important that industry and academia collaborate to facilitate this. “
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Writing the Official History of the Joint Intelligence Committee
Tue 30, Sep 2014Having just published the first volume of this book I thought it might be interesting to write a few words about the process of writing Official History. Historically speaking, academics have treated officialdom with some scepticism.
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