This section brings together a number of Jones’ interests which, although related to his scientific interests do not relate directly to his research. The principal components are groups of material relating to the history of science and to education policy in the United Kingdom. However, this section also includes papers relating to other interests such as the relationship between Government and science, national decline and technology and privacy. There is also correspondence and papers relating to Jones’s well-known interest in the place of incongruity and trickery in science and life, titled ‘Impotence’. Finally there is the contents of Jones’ box files of letters, pamphlets etc which he labelled ‘Quacks’.