Just in case I forget, somewhere between procrastination, the Facebook and a regular diet of DVDs by post, I sometimes have to read books with big words in them. In this case, it's a magazine - this month's Prospect, but there were a couple of pieces that if you're interested, you may wish to take a look at.

First is an essay by William Davies on 'Digital Exuberence'. In it, he takes into account the future of a connected Britain, and the social implications thereof. Where does the "always on" society actually go? Take a read - the full article is online. Second, there's a piece by Robert Hazell, supremo of UCL's Constitution Unit, who reviews constitutional changes since 1997. For those of us with more than a passing interest in the area, but no formal training, this is just the kind of thing I've been waiting for. It's also online, thought it costs. Still, I recommend it!

Now back to cooking and less mentally taxing tasks. (That's not to say that cooking isn't a tought mental activity. I'm know it is after a certain level, but I fear my student culinary skills are yet to reach such heights.)