December again!   How on earth did that happen? Well, no, I’m not asking how it happened in the literal sense.  I’m perfectly well aware that…

“British Airways wishes to apologise to passengers for the late departure of many of our flights this evening.  This is due to poor visibility in…

What would I like for Christmas?  The answer, in a word, is nothing.  I can’t think of a single sensible, affordable object of substance that…

Very rare are the occasions when I feel impelled to leap to the defence of my country or the actions of my government and its…

Some of you have questioned why I haven’t bothered to write anything about Nelson Mandela since his recent death. Part of the answer is that…

The streets of London today are teeming with dangerous lunatics.  They are easily recognised.  Encased in lycra, topped off with pointy helmets redolent of Buck…

The historical American event was the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on Friday, November 22, 1963.  The cast of characters mentioned were:…

Just for a change of pace …..  With what historical American event are the following people indelibly associated, and who were they?     1.  Ralph…

If anyone is still curious about why people no longer have much faith in our governing institutions they should read about the Paul Flowers scandal. …

A few months ago, I wrote about my fears for the new film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, one of my favourite…