A Word in Your Shell-like
July 19, 2012 7:34 pm Leave your thoughts
In his latest article, resident philosopher Stephen Gilbert bemoans the lack of confidence in our society.
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Bad Sight of the Week
June 28, 2012 8:58 pm Leave your thoughts At the weekend, I sent a letter to The Observer via email. So sure am I that the paper will not run it this coming Sunday that I breathe life into it by reproducing it here below
Paternal Vigilance
June 18, 2012 5:26 pm Leave your thoughts The LPJ's resident philosopher and arts correspondent muses on David Cameron's parenting skills, VIP security and the conclusions of some of our favourite television series.
Camping Needs Solid Ground
June 11, 2012 6:07 pm Leave your thoughts
LPJ's arts correspondent and resident philosopher, Stephen Gilbert, comments that an emphasis on celebrity is the prevailing television flavour of the age, infecting every genre of programming, whether appropriate or not
Longing to Reign Over Us
June 8, 2012 10:35 am Leave your thoughts As is my wont, I found plenty to occupy me over the extended half-week holiday and never felt sufficiently at a loose end to find myself tuning in to any of the blowsy and noisy shenanigans somebody thought might be welcome to Her Majesty the Queen to mark the 60th anniversary of her accession, writes W Stephen Gilbert.
The Politics of Truth
June 1, 2012 10:47 pm Leave your thoughts Politicians are easy targets and scoring points off aunt sallies is a national sport. Stephen Gilbert discusses the chasm between the accountability of political columnists and that of MPs
Senior Moment
May 18, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts This month, I turn 65. If you know your musicals, my naming Eliza Doolittle Day as the date in question will give you the day that this event takes place. If indeed it is An Event, says W. Stephen Gilbert (photo courtesy of Barbra Flinder).
DEREK, or LITTLE by LITTLE
April 30, 2012 7:49 am Leave your thoughts
By common consent (at least among those like me who lived through it), the 'golden age' of broadcasting - at the BBC especially - was that which spanned the 1960s, writes W Stephen Gilbert.
Spying an opportunity
April 11, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Stephen Gilbert argues that surveillance over the whole population involves an erosion of our basic liberties. We give away our rights at our own peril.
Noncommittal for kindle or less than kind?
April 1, 2012 12:33 am Leave your thoughts
The Kindle - an infinity of reading or a bibliophile's nightmare? Stephen Gilbert shares his thoughts on the matter.