NATO
Among Donald Trump’s more idiotic, ill-informed, and dangerous announcements and threats, of which there are too many to even count, is the one that he …
BRITISH PUB PROTOCOL
I must admit I had never thought about British Pub Protocol before, but my excuse is that I was brought up with a pub culture, …
POTHOLES
My favourite “Pothole Watcher”, Stephen, just sent me an update on one of the world’s most persistent irritations. As a follow-up to his report, I …
DAVE ALLEN
I have been a fan of Dave Allen for many years, but I didn’t realise the effect he had on the art of comedy, and …
MARMALADE
This is catastrophic news for the millions of people who love British marmalade. The announcement read “British marmalades may need to be re-labelled under a …
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
I thought it would be interesting to get different perspectives on the situation in the United States vis-à-vis our erratic, delusional, quite possibly mad, and …
FLYING FOXES
This story about Flying Foxes, apart from being a fascinating story in its own right, made me wonder, and not for the first time, why …
AN INTERESTING STORY
An interesting story of principle, integrity and courage that I had never heard before but is, I think, worth repeating. He grew up speaking …
A COHERENT PROGRAM AND STRATEGY
Democrats need a coherent program and strategy that reflects what the majority of the American people want. Right now, they appear to have neither, certainly …
RHINOS
This story of the reintroduction of rhinos into the vast national parks of Uganda gives us all hope that we can actually curb our tendencies …