Simon Duffy
Writings on citizenship, faith and love
Writings on citizenship, faith and love
The charms of authoritarian systems are real and democracy will need to change if it is going to survive.
Robert Sapolsky's book Determined aims at proving the non-existence of Free Will - but it fails.
An exploration of what it means to be middle-class and the dangers of allowing the welfare state to become subject to undemocratic elites.
What is the case for claiming we are all equal? How can we be equal if we are different? What does it mean to be an equal citizen? These are some of the questions I try to answer.
Scottish independence may be inevitable, but it won't be easy. Conflict and confusion are highly likely, but there's a solution: talk.
An alternative philosophical analysis of economics, towards a non teleological conception of the good.
Vasily Grossman's dilogy Stalingrad // Life and Fate is one of the greatest novels of all time.
Why has politics become some thing others do on our behalf? Why have we so cheaply abandoned citizenship and democracy? Why do we only align ourselves to the stars?
I was recently asked by a French journalist to give my views on how UBI might change our experience of work. I argue that UBI may be the key to rediscovering the true meaning of work.