Richard Pooley7 minThe Value of Standing and Staring - a Japanese Life LessonAt the end of his article on the French presidential election in the last issue David Lee quoted the well-known opening couplet of a poem...
Dr. Mark Nicholson6 minThe Rocks Remain - The Wild West of Kenya, and how I almost started a warIf I had painted the above, I think it would be a considerable improvement on a Mondriaan, but I didn’t.
Vincent Guy5 minWhat is truth? Part 2: HistoryHenry Ford said “History is bunk”. Hold on while I correct that: “History is more or less bunk.” (Chicago Tribune, 25 May 1916).
Michael Carberry6 minThe statesman and the clownUntil very recently, the name Volodymyr Zelensky was probably unknown to most people outside Eastern Europe. How that has changed.
David Lee6 minMacron again? A soon-to-be French citizen’s take on the French presidential electionAs my life is now in France, married to a French wife, I embarked on applying for French citizenship in late 2020, whilst still...