Stoker6 min readLearn from Ronald, Joe… or it will be Donald again If Joe Biden resembles a man hunkered in a basement, Donald Trump looks like a man who is enjoying his Florida retirement...
Dr. Mark Nicholson7 min readCabbages, cabbage trees and the dwindling web of life“The Creator, if he exists, has a special preference for beetles.” The quote above is often misquoted, as is the attribution...
Dr. Jehad Al-Omari7 min readZanzibar: The Lost ParadiseIt’s not often – to say the least – that the Arab world has cause to celebrate the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Literature...
Richard Pooley6 min readDon’t let the online abusers endanger our democracy.“They’re only in it for themselves.” This is one of the most common opinions about politicians I hear on the doorstep...
Stoker5 min readMr Baker, We’ve Been Expecting You What an extraordinary franchise the James Bond films have become. Number 25 - No Time To Die - has just come out, and wherever you are...
Lynda Goetz5 min readAntipodean Insanity“Australia’s borders are currently closed”, it says very clearly on the Australian Government website...
Stoker6 min readAOC – A Gift for US Republicans? If US President Joe Biden is aiming for the sympathy vote to get him re-elected in 2024, his strategy is going well...
Richard Pooley5 min readLife Lesson: Do it now; it’s later than you thinkeveral articles ago, in The Perfect Pitch, I wrote that “Less is more” was my second favourite aphorism. A few readers have asked me...
Vincent Guy5 min readA Covid Day in AthensOh dear, I find I’ve left the charger for my Macbook in Scotland. Have tried researching the procedures for my home trip on Kalliopi's...
Dr. Jehad Al-Omari6 min readFamily roots: do they still matter to the British?When I was very young, I took up photography as a serious hobby. For a while I then spent most of my pocket money on buying film