Dr. Mark Nicholson5 min readGlasgow 2021 and the fallacy of Net Zero (or a beginner’s guide to climate change)Every Sunday morning for many years now, I walk through the tea-fields next to my home in Kenya
Dr. Jehad Al-Omari5 min readFood for thought – a taste of the Arab KitchenI must admit that my favourite subject after History is Food. It is an obsession.
Stoker6 min readGetting High in New York … or Dubai? Joe Biden has had a month in office now and his to-do list is very impressive. How much will get done is another matter.
Richard Pooley7 min readHow small talk can win you big businessOldies like me may scoff at the notion that anyone needs to be taught how to chat but we were not brought up with a sleek oblong of metal
Vincent Guy11 min readHow I found out I was JewishWhat do I have in common with the Jews? I don't even have anything in common with myself. - Franz Kafka
Richard Pooley6 min readWhy don't we do what Atticus Finch advises?Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is still studied by most US American children at some stage in their education despite the many attempts
Dr. Mark Nicholson7 min readWill planting trees stop climate change?The short answer is no. I make my living by identifying and planting East African plants and shrubs.
Dr. Jehad Al-Omari5 min readStop interfering! Our history has made us experts at co-existence.Reading an article on a recent archaeological discovery in Jordan from the 9th century BCE in what was then the Kingdom of Moab
Lynda Goetz6 min readCan we be told what else is going on in the world?Reflect on some of these headlines: Myanmar coup sparks massive street rallies; Flood kills at least seven after glacier burst in India;
Stoker6 min readShouldn't your lips be sealed, Lady H?Poor David Cameron. Not an expression which comes readily to mind. One of the mysteries of the book publishing world is the enormous