Barry C Smith
@smithbarryc
Director of the Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, University of London: taste,smell,wine. Political views my own. @[email protected]
Aristotle on Happiness & Human Purpose youtu.be/CxxE4fG281M?fe… #Aristotle #happiness #purpose #philosophy
Two in five arrested for last summer’s UK riots had been reported for domestic abuse Police data indicates overlaps between public violent disorder and domestic violence and abuse theguardian.com/society/2025/j…
You’re no Steve Jobs
Extreme execution is needed, but a valuation of $20 trillion for Tesla is possible
Bingo!
.@GavinNewsom: "We're trying to play by one set of rules. And these folks on the other side who play by a completely different set of rules. So much so that the president United States called Greg Abbott and told him, in essence, find five additional seats so he can rig the…
1860s terraced townhouse on Southpark Avenue in the Hillhead area of Glasgow. I love the shape of the oriel window on this building, which is also repeated on the neighbouring ones. #glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #townhouse #victorianarchitecture #hillhead
Excellent programme by @SheilaDillon and the @BBCFoodProg team covering big food tactics and why the Nutrient Profiling Model and reformulation is a blunt instrument when advocating for healthier food bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
Your record as Immigration Minister: Net migration almost 1 million. A record 55,000 asylum seekers in hotels - over 20,000 higher than now. 400 hotels in use x2 current numbers. Asylum backlog 134,000 Tens of thousands arrived in small boats. Enforced returns down half on 2010
I don’t want my young daughters to share a neighbourhood with men who broke into this country illegally and about whom we know next to nothing. And I don’t want anyone else’s family to have this forced on them either. When I see mothers and fathers peacefully protesting in…
Sad for science: when I see new COVID studies on controversial issues, I already know who wrote it based on what they said in early 2020. Science should be about an open mind, testing hypotheses & analysing data robustly. Not manipulating data to show you were right 5 years ago.
Good morning, John @JohnTizard & thank you, as always. Yes, another week has rolled round & another #SaturdayMorning has arrived! Here's a rare example of a street-scene by Brynhild Parker. This is "Islington" by her from 1938. It shows a view from Myddleton Square to Mylne St.
It is Saturday morning and we have another chance to enjoy Brynhild Parker’s “Interior”. Thank you, Alan.
Absolute comedy that Japan has come out and denied *every* single part of the Truth Social Trade Deal. Just a complete circus.
And irrefutable moral case and political course put strongly and succinctly by @Freedland theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
No, that’s your job
It’s purpose is suppression of the people
Very sad to learn of the death on 18th July of Margaret (Maggie) Boden, a titan of cognitive science and AI. I met her many times, and respected her greatly. theargus.co.uk/memorials/deat…
So having told us that Britain no longer has free speech and is being wrecked by immigration, Vance and Trump both choose to spend their holidays here. What is this? Disaster tourism?
Something for the weekend.... Gregg Wallace diagnosed with "awfulism" From our cooking correspondent AR Fryer in the latest Eye, in shops now! Or subscribe here: subsonline.co.uk
In 1884, when he was working at Fontainebleau, John Lavery painted an unknown woman resting in a hammock slung between trees close to a river. That sense of dolce far niente, of beautiful youth and summer's luxuriance remained with him for the rest of his life. This is from 1904
Where did you get that tiny mind?
It’s purpose is suppression of the people
Don’t tempt me!
Donald Trump flies into Scotland later to visit two golf resorts which he owns in the country where his mother was born. The trip is exceptional as US presidents rarely promote their personal interests so publicly while in office. What’s your message for President Trump?