Overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out. The Nine Billion Names of God – Arthur C Clarke, b. 16 December 1917 d. 19 March 2008 Update – I’ve added a copy the full story to MoT… enjoy.

It not often you come across a gilt-edged opportunity to reflect on a too often unregarded aspect of the ‘black art’ of political spin – the one that holds that its not just what you say that’s important but also what you don’t say. Let’s wind back in […]