Et tu, George?

Julius Caesar is popularly remembered for two reasons. First, as a master tactician, militarily and politically. In battle he was courageous to the point of recklessness and in the Senate, loyal to his confidants. As Suetonius recalls, even “having gained supreme...

The unnecessary constitutional crisis

If you’ve been reading the newspapers, watching the news or listening to the radio today, you might have come to one of two conclusions. Firstly that you’ve heard the phrase ‘statutory instrument’ more times than is healthy on a Tuesday morning. Secondly, that the UK...

Killing two birds with one stone

Large proportions of British adults fail to get their recommended 150 minutes a week of physical activity a week. At the same time, the UK has an aging population, leading to increasing numbers of older people who are lonely or isolated. Could GoodGym offer a novel...