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Iceland Journal
Iceland is my second choice. For years, my dream has been to go to Antarctica. But, cost apart, the journey’s logistics are daunting. And what if you get there and find you’ve forgotten your gloves? So I choose Iceland for its exotic geology and intriguing culture. The former I’ll be exploring with a small group on...
Vincent Guy
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Putin's Ecocide in Ukraine
Famous de-Nazifier Vladimir Putin’s "Special Military Operation" in Ukraine has become the hot-bed for claims of ecological terrorism. Once a sprawling array of Europe’s most fertile farmland, Ukraine now sits in the crossroads of the future: devastating war and environmental disaster. Putin’s demolition...
Jozef Pawlukiewicz
4 min read
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Never Assume?
“Never assume, because when you ASSUME, you make an ASS out of U and ME”. So said Felix Unger, a character in the US TV series The...
Richard Pooley
5 min read
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The Greatest Threat from China – its control of Rare Earth Elements
Last month I wrote to Only Connect’s editor, Richard Pooley, asking: ‘Where was the leadership and strategy plan that the EU’s Brussels...
Richard Despard
9 min read
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Watch Your Language!
Sensational headlines about the rising toxic tide of Americanisms inundating our defenceless language produce predictable, periodic...
Denis Lyons
12 min read
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