Tag Archives: institutions

Our cultural institutions are collapsing – charging tourists is the obvious solution

I love museums, and I love the British obsession with them. Not just the grand institutions that stand proudly in our big cities, but the smaller oddities: the Framework Knitters Museum in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, or the Bakelite Museum in Somerset (temporarily closed and awaiting a new home). These speak to us as a nation of… Read More »

Why are people in the Nordic countries consistently ranked among the happiest and what can we learn from them?

When it comes to the race for happiness, Scandinavian countries always win. Finland took the top spot for the seventh consecutive year in 2024, followed by Denmark and Iceland. So why are they so constantly happy? Some say it’s because they’re small, homogeneous and rich. A few years ago, a research paper suggested that this… Read More »