Faking it
When a radical feminist publisher suggested I review some of their books, I wasn’t quite sure I would enjoy the…
Shining in the mind
How many people have sat watching something stream (or whatever) on television and found themsleves incapable of turning it off…
Aussie life
The now universally acknowledged failure of vaccines and masks to reduce your chances of spreading, contracting or dying from Covid…
Language
The Church of England is considering scrapping centuries of Christian teaching to give God gender-neutral pronouns. The church has confirmed…
Our duty to refugees
It is hard to deny that the government must take tough action on the issue of migrants arriving in Britain…
Small boats, big election issue
Rishi Sunak started the year with a speech announcing his five priorities. That was quickly followed by Keir Starmer, who…
No, minister
I am at a bit of a loss to understand the hoo-ha about the civil servant Sue Gray. She has…
Battle of the clarets
‘Come dance with me in Ireland.’ That has always struck me as an enchanting prospect, though a recent Hibernian venture…
Travelling light
Even though I fly a lot, I retain the notion that air travel should be treated as a special occasion…
