3136: Love me don’t
In Competition No. 3136 you were invited to submit a lonely hearts ad guaranteed to send those looking for love…
2445: In other words II
41, 1A, 10 (seven words in total) is a description of a phenomenon. Remaining unclued lights, including one of two…
2442: Don’t nod solution
ROTAVATOR (4A), NAURUAN (12), DEED (25), DEIFIED (36), MALAYALAM (39), REIFIER (4D), TERRET (15D), and REPAPER (18) are palindromes as…
Panic attacks at the comedy club
It was on my ‘bucket list’, but that doesn’t mean it was a sensible thing to do. Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro…
Wireless disconnection
In the recent debate over Britain’s 5G infrastructure, one dog didn’t bark in the night. At no point did anyone…
Dear Mary
Q. I see a lot of two of our grandchildren because they live in our London house. We are centrally…
Of the first water
Peaty water ought to be classed as a luxury. You have spent a day on the hill, a’chasing the deer.…
Connectivity
Facebook recently told readers of the Sun that satellites could ‘bring broadband connectivity to rural regions where internet connectivity is…
Bye bye Holden, meat pies…
If you think the shutting down of Holden, the end of that much-loved brand, the loss of automotive jobs and…
Brown study
Scott Morrison may not realise it, but he has just been thrown a lifeline by the High Court that could…
The Budget will show how the Tories plan to win the next election
It’s only a few weeks until Budget day and the papers are filled with reports of the various revenue-raising measures…
Bloomberg: Donald Trump’s own Mini Mike?
The entry and the rapid rise of Mike Bloomberg in the Democratic primaries is something to behold. The Democrats at…
Coming soon: sub-zero carbon commitments?
At the risk of becoming a conservative Cassandra, the announcement by Labor Leader, Anthony Albanese, of a zero carbon emissions…
Time to take back our country after the High Court’s constitutional coup
Without any consultation whatsoever with the Australian people, much less their consent, the Constitution has been amended to block the…
The lowest public service wage increase on record? This calls for a celebration
Yesterday, the Australian bemoaned weak public sector wage growth, suggesting public sector wages are in the ‘doldrums’ and public servants…
Nicola Sturgeon’s immigration hypocrisy
Living in Scotland, it’s depressing to hear the way UK Government ministers talk about immigration. I have one proposal in…
Western Civilisation speaks for itself
There’s been a bit of buzz in the news this week about the Ramsay Centre’s new Bachelor of Arts degrees…
The big Brexit challenge still facing the Tories
Since the election, Brexit has fallen down the news agenda. But getting this country ready for the end of the…
