Holding on to democracy
Yesterday I was asked why I accept the result of the 2016 referendum in which a majority of English and
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Why we need parliaments
Yesterday, Canada’s Parliament was attacked by an armed man. Twenty years ago, the philosopher Isaiah Berlin was awarded an Honorary
Art across borders
Migranland It is in the nature of artistic work to reach beyond the boundaries of language, culture and context. You
Human diversity is
I have seen the future, brother, it is murder. Leonard Cohen, The Future, (1993) From the street corner where Gavrilo
On the value of not putting things into words
It’s uncomfortable for a writer to admit, but sometimes words fail us. They seem to have done so both before
In search of gravitas
Gravitas, the heavy tread of moral earnestness, becomes a bore if it is not accompanied by the light step of
The Budapest Observatory
There’s has been a great increase in cultural policy data, research and commentary in recent years, reflecting culture’s greater importance in the
Cui bloody bono?
The speech of women There is a paradox, acknowledged by the speaker herself, in a woman giving a lecture about
Well-worn touchstones
As you approach the Acropolis Museum in Athens you see the Parthenon’s reflection floating in the dark glass wall of
A small boat on a dark sea
Text of a talk for the Greek EU Presidency conference, “Heritage First! Towards a common approach for a sustainable Europe” •
