The Prince of Waves: new UK surf museum unveils sport’s noble roots
How UK surfing flowed from upper-class pioneers such as Agatha Christie and Edward VIII riding reshaped Cornish coffin-lids to the mass sport it is todayIt is the sport of kings: not horse-racing, but surfing. Rare photos have emerged showing King Edwa...
Alain de Botton reveals plans for ‘temple to atheism’ in heart of London
Writer wants to build tower to celebrate life on earth as an antidote to Richard Dawkins' 'destructive' approach to atheismPlans to build a £1m "temple for atheists" among the international banks and medieval church spires of the City of London have s...
Richard Dawkins heads line-up at private £18,000-a-year university
Niall Ferguson and Steven Pinker also join AC Grayling's initiative but critics complain of greater inequality in educationUniversity lecturers and students reacted with dismay on Sunday after a group of leading British academics took a step towards th...
The Spirit Level: how ‘ideas wreckers’ turned book into political punchbag
Bestseller with cross-party support arguing that equality is better for all comes under attack from thinktanksListen to the authors discuss the ideas behind their bookIt was an idea that seemed to unite the political classes. Everyone from David Camero...
The Spirit Level: how ‘ideas wreckers’ turned bestseller into political punchbag
Book with cross-party support arguing that equality is better for all comes under attack from thinktanksThe authors, Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, argue that most of the important health and social problems of the rich world are more common in un...
