3D PRINTING
The advent of 3D printing has changed many products and introduced many new ones, some of them good and some of them downright dangerous, like …
SEEKING ADVICE
A close friend of many years once told me that he has a policy of always seeking advice for any major decision he has to …
HOUSE OF LORDS
The British House of Lords has variously been described as an anachronism, ridiculous, absurd, and the best day-care centre for the elderly in London. Its …
King of Hay
The King of Hay reigned over his independent nation on the border between England and Wales from 1977 to his death in 2019: Forty-two years …
JUST HOW THIRSTY ARE YOU
“Just how thirsty are you” might be the calling card of the most remote pub in the British Isles. The journey to the Old Forge …
SUNSET CLAUSE
The “Sunset Clause”. I’ve often wondered why legislation expires. If an issue is important enough to require legislation to turn it into a law, what’s …
BIG CATS
There is a man in England who has spent the past three decades trying to prove that big cats are prowling the green and pleasant …
PIOBBICO
I came across an article on the unique town of Piobbico, and couldn’t resist the impulse to include it in this week’s blogs. It seemed …
ABOLISH BREXIT
Maybe it’s time to revisit Brexit, and evaluate whether it has been a positive adventure for the United Kingdom and Europe, or not. There appears …
AUD THE DEEP MINDED
This blog is about Aud the Deep Minded, a Viking matriarch. Traditionally, the tales of Viking conquests have been all about Viking longboats filled …