A whistle-blower’s story is Dr Jane Hamilton‘s horrific account of her personal tragedy, of maladministration, waste of medical expertise and public money, and possibly deaths. It illustrates a problem that…
It was definitely not the best of days and absolutely the worst of days. Covid had entered the family for the second time, an extended family member had died, a…
When Carol Craig (30 October) accuses the government of lying about any dangers to human health that may be associated with 5G ( i.e. the fifth generation of mobile phone…
How was your Halloween? Mine was quiet. So quiet it scarcely existed. I’d prepared the usual bowl with chocolates and fruit. But there was no knock on the door, no…
John Lloyd paints an informative picture of world affairs. It is not a snapshot, it has much more depth than that. He sounds resigned to Brexit happening, an event that…
David Torrance’s fine travel piece on Zaragoza and Aragon reminded me of when we were living in Seville and I was working on Spain’s Expo 92. At one point, I…
While Dr Rebecca Crowther clearly holds different views from us on the issues here, and we disagree with her analysis and description of the situation generally, the purpose of this…
The current spectacle of a UK Cabinet drowning in a mire of sleaze of its own making has brought back memories of confidence tricksters and charlatans of one’s own experience. They…
Charles Gibb’s excellent article, Learning from Lizzie, put me in mind of the story about the Alberta cowboy: Whilst overseeing his herd in a remote mountain pasture, a cowboy sees…
The debate over statues and streets named after Dundas rumbles on. Of course, we have far too many statues commemorating rich conservatives who stood in the way of progress. Our…