The book then follows the passage of reform and quotes liberally from contemporary sources such as the Times Educational Supplement and Hansard to illustrate its narrative.
"Powell believed that creative writing was, like alchemy, a mysterious, indefinable process by which experience became art. Michael Barber focuses on the experience that provided Powell with his raw material.
"Powell believed that creative writing was, like alchemy, a mysterious, indefinable process by which experience became art. Michael Barber focuses on the experience that provided Powell with his raw material.
This is an autobiography of the writer, Simon Raven, who has always been a rebel in the eyes of the establishment.
Along the way, he answers numerous questions, including: • How is the Christmas story related to ancient Jewish expectations? • Why is Jesus said to be laid in a "manger"? • Who are the Magi? • What is the mysterious Christmas star? ...
In The Learning Game, Michael Barber, one of Britain's leading educationalists and adviser to the Labour Party on educational matters, describes and explains the crisis in the country's education system, and proposes some radical solutions.
How did December 25th become the date of Christmas? How did Saint Nicholas become 'Santa Claus?' As Dr. Barber will show, to find our way "home" at Christmas, we need to first return to Christmas's home in the story of the Bible.