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Articles Written by: ANDREW MCKIE
Andrew McKie was born shortly before men first walked on the Moon and grew up in Glasgow. He began working for The Daily and Sunday Telegraph in 1990 and became a leader writer and Deputy Comment Editor of the Daily ten years ago. He also reviews ...
From ANDREW MCKIE,
The Telegraph,
28 Mar 2008
Any sensible teacher will want his pupils to think about historical and political issues. Examining the history of these islands, we'd expect any well-educated child to be exposed to the arguments about pacifist movements such as Quakerism – we see ...
From ANDREW MCKIE,
The Telegraph,
25 Mar 2008
Well, I shan’t lie and say I’m sorry my last blog caused such a lot of argument. That, I suppose, is what they’re supposed to engender.
There's more to my belief than mere geographical accident
I am sorry, however, that it has become so ill-tempered. I’ ...
From ANDREW MCKIE,
The Telegraph,
24 Mar 2008
I'm very sorry that I haven't had the chance to write more on why I believe in God. The deaths of Anthony Minghella and Sir Arthur Clarke have kept me busy.
Darwin is on record as believing in God as a primary force
Obviously, I knew that the initial ...
From ANDREW MCKIE,
The Telegraph,
20 Mar 2008
Since it is Holy Week and because, despite my tremendous personal deficiencies, I believe in the life, example and Resurrection of Christ, I am embarking on a foolhardy and thankless task.
Uncovering the mystery of religious belief
I’m going to try to ...
From ANDREW MCKIE,
The Telegraph,
17 Mar 2008
Here's a good example of why science fiction by committee is usually rubbish, and the quirky stuff which everyone thinks won't fly is popular. The first people looking at commissioning Dr Who at first thought that a time machine was "too old-fashioned". ...
From ANDREW MCKIE,
The Telegraph,
17 Mar 2008
But who says politicians can't grapple with the big issues? Sure, we may have had to nationalise a bank. Our schools, hospitals and welfare system may be among the worst and most expensive in the world. We may be spending billions on an ID scheme that ...
From ANDREW MCKIE,
The Telegraph,
12 Mar 2008
Chris Anderson, author of The Long Tail and editor of the world's most reliably interesting magazine, Wired, writes about free stuff in this month's issue. You can get it free, if you're quick, here.
Read it free online while stocks last
As Rory ...
From ANDREW MCKIE,
The Telegraph,
11 Mar 2008
Last night ITV showed a programme called Guilty Pleasures, in which supposedly “credible” pop stars sang supposedly “uncred” songs.
The whole premiss (as we philosophers spell it) is oxymoronic, of course, just as being a pop star is moronic. The ...
From ANDREW MCKIE,
The Telegraph,
9 Mar 2008
I'm a bit puzzled by this opinion from Monsignior Girotti that priests ought to be a bit less confrontational in the confessional.
What do people expect when they go to confession?
I'm especially puzzled by why anyone who might ever want to go to ...
From ANDREW MCKIE,
The Telegraph,
5 Mar 2008
