Eric Boa5 min readNatural disasters - what needs to happen nextIn 1997 I stayed with a family in Armenia, a medium-sized city in the main coffee-growing region of Colombia.
Michael Carberry8 min readThe World Post-CovidThe term ‘long Covid’ usually refers to the long-term physical impact of the disease on the health of some of those who have contracted it.
Stoker6 min readThe Strange Death of the Tory Party – Part 1 Pick up a serious newspaper in the UK today, or a political weekly magazine, and look for commentary on the Conservative Party...
Dr. Jehad Al-Omari5 min readJourney’s End: an Arab view of the UKEvery journey has to come to an end, and when my 25-year journey in Britain came to an end, the most frequent question I was asked when...
Eric Boa5 min readThe Science of ShitWhat we excrete has interested public health experts for many years, particularly in monitoring the spread of infectious diseases...
Richard Pooley7 min readA Hard Life, Well-Lived“A human life will inevitably contain periods of pain and trauma, but [these Harvard professors] found that these moments can be weathered
Dr. Jehad Al-Omari5 min readMy English CousinWhen I arrived back in Jordan in 2004 it did not take one of my relatives too long to introduce me to new acquaintances and friends as...
Dr. Mark Nicholson7 min readThe Magi and the Magic of Celestial Bodies.Kenya. December 26, 2022 Yesterday was Christmas day. You wouldn’t think I would need to say that but in our family it always causes...
Richard Pooley4 min readHow pathetic! Have you no empathy?“Pathetic!” said my step father-in-law a couple of years ago. He’d just heard that my son had found his new girlfriend via Tinder...
Michael Carberry8 min readThe UK housing crisis - What is to be done?In the last two issues of Only Connect, I have looked at the reasons behind the current severe housing crisis in the UK and how...