Lynda Goetz5 minWill this madness ever end?Every week there are yet more examples of a country, or indeed a world, which seems increasingly insane. Clearly, this is not the first...
Richard Pooley7 minBreaking the Glass and Class Ceilings“I didn’t think you were the type.” Zu Henry, our neighbour in Bath, was looking through the passenger window of our car and addressing me.
Dr. Jehad Al-Omari5 minThe Miracle of the Arab LanguageA few weeks ago, I found myself repeatedly humming a tune of a well-known Arabic song lamenting the loss of Andalusia and its splendour.
Vincent Guy7 minAmerican ParadoxThe other day I was pulled up short by a headline from the USA that a school district in the state of Utah had banned the Bible, King James’
Stoker5 minA Hard Seventy YearsAn envied British institution. No, not the National Health Service. Something much more enviable. This year is the 70th anniversary of The