Stoker6 minTokyo, Texas The editorial command* is that we must cheer our readers up this month. Crikey, as a much missed politician used to say: “Steady on...
Michael Carberry9 minA Fundamental Problem: the unholy alliance between fundamentalist religion and extremist politics. What do Donald Trump’s runaway victories in the all the Republican Primary elections to date and the slaughter of over thirty thousand...
Vincent Guy1 minAlexei Navalny - a poemYou may have heard of Heraklitos the philosopher who said “You can’t enter the same river twice”. This poem was a tribute by Kallimachos...
mark nicholson6 minAkbar the Lion and other catsI read today that Rupert Murdoch is to be married for the fifth time. While I am not particularly interested in Murdoch, he is often...
Richard Pooley7 minPresident Macron’s “mad” promise will be kept. Notre Dame will reopen by Christmas.There wasn’t the usual levity when I walked into my French village’s southern boulangerie early on Tuesday morning. The queue was quiet...