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mark nicholson
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Akbar the Lion and other cats
I read today that Rupert Murdoch is to be married for the fifth time. While I am not particularly interested in Murdoch, he is often...
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Dr. Mark Nicholson
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What my children’s school might teach Israelis and Palestinians
The thirteenth of October 2023 was international day at our younger daughters’ school in Nairobi. On that day, the whole world was...
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Richard Pooley
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Coloured? "We are a culture, not a race."
What’s racist about discussing the likely colour of your grandchild’s or niece’s skin, if the unborn child be the product of the union...
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Richard Pooley
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Save the Planet’s Wildlife… Fly Long-Haul
“Not again! What’s the fascination with African wildlife? You can see it all in Attenborough’s documentaries.” Such was the reaction...
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Eric Boa
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A Reckless Guide to Reckless Travel
We live in an age of golden travel. Never has it been so easy to go so far and wide. Yet moving around also has limitations, bounded by...
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