Dr. Jehad Al-Omari7 minThe Making of an Arab IconOn 11th May, a momentous event took place in Palestine on the outskirts of the Jenin Camp. I refer to the cold-blooded killing of a...
Richard Pooley5 min“Burn My Love Letters!”Jane, my recently-widowed 95-year old mother-in-law didn’t say exactly “Burn my love letters!”. But close enough...
Dr. Mark Nicholson6 minOn the Politics of LanguageGeorge Bernard Shaw once wrote that England and the USA were “two countries divided by a common tongue”. But what happens when one...
Eric Boa5 minVisa Woes and WarsFrom 1970 to 1971 I was a volunteer teacher in Botswana, eager to visit other countries. At the end of the first term I headed off with...
Lynda Goetz7 minThe Death of Customer Service“Your custom is important to us” the disembodied voice tells you as you’re left hanging on the phone indefinitely...
Michael Carberry4 minThe Falklands War – the benefits of hindsight.In my article in Only Connect on 20 April 2022, The Falklands War – Victory or Catastrophe, I concluded that, taking an objective look...
Stoker6 minOnce upon a Time … there was a great Western film score composer The first thing you really must do – if it’s still possible – is to book a seat for yourself and your partner or best friend at your...
Vincent Guy6 minHow I started and stopped being a theatre director: Part 1 1963. There I am, 19 years old, convinced, on the strength of one school Shakespeare, that I would be welcomed as god’s gift to...
Cady Hekmat6 minMother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law in Arab Culture – Switching SeatsThe mother of one of my friends once told us about the tragedy of dealing with her mother-in-law, who struggled with Alzheimer's...
Richard Pooley12 minA Bull’s Nose Ring – French Politics in 2022Not long after my wife and I came to live in the village of Vayrac in south-west France in 2013 we set up an English-French group...