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Where is everybody?

Are we alone? The universe is very big. Why do...

Cosmology of Ultimate Concern

Caps of Liberty: The Oddity of Democracy

The oddity of democracy is that government by the people...

The Government of London

Much has been written about devolution and the problems of...

The Origin of the Constellations

Who invented the constellations? The constellations that we use to...

Covenants without Swords; Swords without Covenants

Hobbes declared that 'covenants, without the sword, are but words'...

The afterglow of the Big Bang

Is there an 'echo' of the big bang? The story...

The new localism: Local government and the Constitution

Many argue that Britain has become too centralized, that Whitehall...

Humour and satire as the canary down the mine shaft of government

Laughter may not be the most obviously fearsome weapon in...

Gravitational-Wave Astronomy

Einstein predicted that gravitational waves exist. What are they, how...