Disposable assets
Should we recycle paper? Roland Clift and David Pearce disagree about the most economical and environmental way of getting rid of rubbish. The paper industry is investing in recycling. The recent...
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Right turns
The fascists are back - but the old thugs have been joined by new activists sporting blue blazers over their black shirts. Roger Eatwell reports. As the Russian armies neared the Fuhrerbunker in late...
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What happened to August?
There was a time when you knew it was August. Its start was signalled by the publication of a major document by the old Department of Education and Science on which comments were required by the end...
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Don's Diary
FRIDAY. Cycling to the airport, I remember at least five important things I did not do before finishing work. Make two phone calls from departure lounge sorting out three of them. On the plane relive...
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Start all over again
I am a chauvinist regarding my academic home, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, United States, and, in spite of the nasty budget cuts we are suffering, the 30th anniversary of its creation by...
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Gambling on a tick in the right boxes
Mohammed Al-Mousawi (THES, September 1) may have revealed prejudice in the medical school admissions procedure but it is not linked to race. Gareth Harrison (predicted four As and one B) was offered...
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Clinton's civilian corps gets rough ride
United States politics being an ugly game, it was predictable that Congress Republicans should get accountants to pick apart Bill Clinton's pet AmeriCorps programme. Under the programme, launched by...
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Second chance gets third degree
A bill proposing that Israeli universities accept any undergraduate candidate who has passed the high-school matriculation exam has raised fears of longer degree courses. The parliamentary education...
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The foundation smokescreen
What is all the fuss about foundation years? Are the recent front-page "revelations" about "universities for failures" any more than a new slant on the same old standards scandal that always surfaces...
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A cart-horse in from cold
The Trades Union Congress has warmed to HE, says David Triesman. The Trades Union Congress begins in Brighton next Monday, a week later than normal - a fact which may represent the TUC's greatest...
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For a sporting chance
I read "The Common Health Games" (THES, August 25) with alarm. The recent Government interest in new facilities and increased support for sports men and women attempting to achieve at the highest...
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Sociology head is forced into hiding
Former University of Ulster sociologists, Ronaldo Munck and Honor Fagan, are in hiding on a boat in Durban's marina, living in fear of their lives. They are being protected by an armed guard provided...
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For a sporting chance
Richard Cox says Durham University operates an "affirmative recruitment policy for outstanding athletes". Certainly we welcome and encourage applictions from people who combine academic quality with...
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Foreign forces' right to invade
I appreciate Brad Blitz's writing (THES, September 1) that the Yugoslav National Army went into Croatia and Bosnia "before the international community recognised Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina". This...
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A strange twist of lemon
When is a lemon not a lemon? Readers of The THES (Sepember 1) might well have pondered this question when a picture of Leicester University's 16-acre Harold Martin Botanic Garden showed senior...