Now you mention it…
Give blood to give life
Many years ago, when I bumped into an uncle of mine in a bar in England, he called out, ‘fancy a pint?’. He...
First World tough on GBV
Everyone reading this article must please raise the right hand if they have never struck a woman, and especially in a domestic context....
Vanity in modernity
‘Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.’ Those were the sagacious (logophile vanity?) words of the famous writer, Jane...
Our world never learns
The writer did, last week, offer the suggestion that the global population – or sufficient numbers to influence the rest – is never...
Where are we now?
The reader is very welcome to respond to the question contained in the title. There are various media, especially a letter to the...
Measuring happiness
Well, that makes for an easy start to the article today. Since you can’t measure happiness; unlike with height, weight, financial wealth and...
Humour that never dies
However much you love your child, and the feeling being strongly reciprocated, there is always the ‘generation gap’. Nowhere in entertainment is the...
Tough love is necessary
Tough love is generally where you have to be harsh to be kind. An apparent contradiction, but it can succeed in certain situations;...
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Moaning for good
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ByChris Morgan11 December 2025