MOOC-ing About

It’s pretty certain now that most of you will have heard of MOOCs. ‘Massive Open Online Courses’, for that is what the acronym means, have been taking the university world by storm in the last few months. And if newspaper interest is anything to go by, they look to be here to stay. The idea…

‘Very Idle and Debauched’

There’s a fascinating story in the papers at the moment about Simon Wright, a beggar who’s allegedly been ‘earning’ £50,000 a year. His patch is in Putney, which in fairness is a fairly affluent part of London, and he’s been blowing his income on gambling and the slotties. He’s now back in his flat, nursing…