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 …
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 …
SALTWATER INCURSION
From The Gambia to the U.S., sea saltwater incursion is increasingly seeping into the freshwaters people need for drinking and producing food. Someone turns on …
GENE-EDITED FRUIT
An article on gene-edited fruit recently caught my attention, not so much because it’s unusual but more as a concern based on a meeting I …
WELFARE STATES OF AMERICA
A recent article in The Economist entitled “The Welfare States of America” surprised me to the point that I thought the information was worth passing …
POPULATION GROWTH
Most of the world’s problems today can be attributed, in one way or another, to unrestricted population growth. Traditionally, this proliferation has been controlled by …
SATNAVS
I hate to tell you this, but “Satnavs” in your vehicle are not foolproof, even though most of us assume that they are completely accurate. …