Things did not begin auspiciously for the reading of the Constitution from the floor of the House.

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The Caucus: Before Preamble, a Textual Dispute

The New York Times is doing a series on Japan, which the Times describes as an examination of “the effects on Japanese society of two decades of economic stagnation and declining prices.” Reading the series is about as cheery a task as rubbernecking at a car wreck on I-95, but, unfortunately, the Times series simply repeats the “conventional wisdom” about Japan put out by the same economic experts who missed an $8 trillion housing bubble in the United States, and, read more

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Reconsidering Japan and Reconsidering Paul Krugman

Ministers have given more details of plans to test the reading skills of six-year-olds.

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Plans for reading tests set out

The band’s lead singer directed a tirade at the organisers of the Reading and Leeds Festival after having their set cut short for the second time.

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Guns N’ Roses criticise festival

A hundred and fifty thousand fans across two sites at Reading and Leeds are preparing for performances from Arcade Fire, The Libertines, Blink 182 and Guns N’ Roses.

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Fans gear up for Reading and Leeds

Tens of thousands of people are pitching their tents in very muddy fields in Reading and Leeds for the annual music festivals.

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Wet weather greets festival goers

A call is made for an end to “gravy train” freebies after Reading Festival tickets were offered to local councillors.

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Call to end free festival tickets