At the end of last year there were 440 Confucius Institutes, funded by the Chinese government, and 646 classrooms serving 850,000 students learning Chinese. They are scattered over 100 countries, the largest number in the US. 60 more institutes and 350 more classrooms are planned by the end of this year. The Institutes are similar …
The latest world population statistics are stunning. We have been lulled into a false sense of security by the forecasts of a peak in world population by mid- century of 9 billion, followed by a slow decline as women become better educated and have smaller families. Turns out this is likely to be bunkum! There …
«Where all is but dream, reasoning and arguments are of no use, truth and knowledge nothing.” John Locke Young Scots had a dream, but yesterday their elders decided that the upheaval of independence was not worth the risk, and “no” won the day. Now is the moment for a comprehensive, rational devolution for the whole …
To The Independent In the run-up to a referendum on British membership of the EU who will tell the truth about the EU – and will anyone listen if they do? As a result of lies and half-truths fed to them over decades, huge numbers of the public believe that British ministers have no say …
To The Daily Telegraph Alex Salmond says that the Bank of England was set up by the UK as a whole and for the UK as a whole, including the part that he would like to become independent. He therefore deduces that in the event of a “Yes” vote, the Bank of England should continue …
