SORRY
Sorry. Sorry to bother you. Sorry for the delay. Sorry about the weather. Sorry for all of the above. In the UK, “Sorry” is …
GET PAID NOT AID
“Get paid, not aid” is the title of an Economist article on the growing initiatives for investing in Africa. Traditionally, both Africans and foreigners have …
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, …
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 …