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Londonosophy is moving 25 May 2013 | 03:32 pm
As part of the Londonosophy’s ongoing development as well as bringing many new features, we are moving onto a standalone site at the start of July this year, with this WordPress site closing down mid-...
I’m not actually a believer in the illuminati, or reptilians… 31 Jan 2013 | 01:41 am
I’m angry. As in actually angry. This doesn’t happen very often as, despite my depressive and cynical outlook on life, I tend to not get riled by stuff. But, today is an exception. I have just heard t...
The directionlessness of politics and the need for structural change. 30 Jan 2013 | 03:57 am
Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon behind them Volley’d and thunder’d; Storm’d at with shot and shell, While horse and hero fell, They that had fought so well Came thro’ the jaws ...
Mature Democracy 9 Jan 2013 | 05:20 am
The state of democracy in which those of us living in the Western world live is mature: it has grown out of the successive movements of generations – allocation of votes gradually shifting from landho...
The end of time – why the world may “end” on 19th January 2038 6 Jan 2013 | 10:04 pm
Since the beginning of time, we have all heard countless stories and conspiracies that the “the world will end on [enter predicted date]”. Needless to say, each attempt to predict such an endeavour ha...
Modernity and ‘What is to be done?’ 24 Dec 2012 | 12:10 am
The modern age seems to have caused a bifurcation of the possibilities for the individual: on the one hand, it is possible to throw oneself into the engine of modernity[1], to allow oneself to be swep...
Knitting for the modern man (or woman) 19 Sep 2012 | 05:29 pm
In the western world we have almost forgotten the merit of traditional skills, handicrafts and manual labour. The “work force ” consists largely of men and women wired-up to a chain of emails excel sp...
New design: sneak preview 3 Aug 2012 | 09:18 am
With many changes over the summer, the Londonosophy is undergoing a complete transformation. Please see a link to a preview of the new design that will be live this autumn. This is very much still a w...
Twilight’s Last Gleaming Hope 28 Jul 2012 | 07:39 pm
A cup of Starbucks coffee strewn across a beach in North Wales, washed up like driftwood, a token of consumerism and modern consumption. So stark the contrast between the natural and the manufactured,...
Little Miss Sunshine 16 Jul 2012 | 07:51 pm
My little gem. For a film based on a dysfunctional family travelling over a thousand miles across America for a beauty pageant – Little Miss Sunshine should go down in history as one of the modern gr...