I’m all for ousting Starmer. I don’t think he’s a bad person, but he has proved to be a bad leader. But Wes Streeting? Wes Streeting??? It’d be like swapping beige for magnolia.
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I’m marking essays. It’s that time of year. I don’t have nearly as many essays to mark as I would have had, say, 10 years ago, but somehow, it takes me just as long anyway.
I believe this is an instance of Parkinson’s Law. Well, Parkinson, you know what I say? The law is an ass.
Excited about the start of the Cricket County Champs today. Got my fantasy team picked and I’m looking forward to the first ball being bowled. My money’s on Somerset to win their first ever title, inspired by the Rew brothers. And I’m backing Lancs (of course!) to win Div. Two.
The disdain with which Parfit sometimes dismisses his critics is stunning. On p.354 he gets rid of one objection by saying: “This view is too implausible to be worth discussing”.
What a great line. I intend to use it next time I’m having an argument with my wife.
Happy 430th Birthday René Descartes. The Father of Modern Philosophy. Here is a genuine photo of him, recently unearthed by archivists, taken in preparation for this very day, back in 1640. (He looks pleased with himself because he’s just finished a draft of the Meditations).