Almost all politicians, perhaps apart from Gordon Brown, have been accused of emphasising style over substance. Oddly enough, the better the hair of the politician, the more they are accused of a lack of substance. That may be bad news for Mitt Romney, but it does make me think about what debating should be focused [...]
Read MoreYesterday afternoon we were lucky to welcome Military Historian and TV History expert Andy Robertshaw to Haileybury to give two talks; the first to the Removes on soldiers’ experiences of the First World War, and the second to the Fifths on how warfare changed over the course of the 20th century (something they will be [...]
Read MoreI am a relative newcomer to the increasingly all-consuming world of Twitter, having been alerted to its potential by none other than @BattenHse (otherwise known as Batten HM, Mr Angus Head). Like many, I had up to that point avoided signing up as I assumed it was mostly filled with people saying things like “having [...]
Read MoreI was both dismayed and delighted to read the story on the BBC website this morning (8 December 2011) which reports that “business leaders are warning that students in the UK are lagging behind in developing an international outlook needed for a globalised economy” and that the British Council survey suggests that “employers are struggling [...]
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Visiting the Battlefields
It is now around four weeks until we take the Removes from Haileybury out to the Battlefields of Northern France and Belgium. It is such a common school trip as to almost be a cliché, but does this mean that it is not worthwhile? There is certainly a danger that, without careful planning, such a trip can become [...]
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