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The late Queen of the United Kingdom – not just England, please – was a mistress of the perceptive remark.  One reliably attributed to...

My father offered me sage advice before my one, and so far only, visit to China. “Don’t tell too many jokes”. This was way back in 1985...

The tragic events in Gaza since the barbaric attacks by Hamas terrorists on October 7th last year have again brought the issue of antisemiti

Kenya, Brazil, Afghanistan, even the United Arab Emirates, are just four countries to have suffered serious flooding over the last few...

One doesn’t like to brag, but as it happens I have met both Mr Farage - Nigel to his mates and voters - and Mr Tice...

Those whose knowledge of British history was mostly drawn from that incomparable history of England 1066 and All That, A Memorable...

The English and Welsh were offered the opportunity to vote on 2 May. Some English people could vote in three different elections. Few of...

London, 13 May 2024 - The Prime Minister today announced the sale of Britain’s National Health Service to the American healthcare giant...

Every morning, I wake to the probing questions of current affairs journalists on BBC Radio 4. The responses from those in the limelight...

Last November a colleague called to ask if I would take two visitors for a tour round my ecological restoration project in Kenya. Two...