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Life is good if you can reach 100 years old and still have fun.
My mother celebrated her 100th birthday last Sunday, 14th December, and demonstrated that if you’re lucky enough to keep good health and mental alertness, being incredibly old, can be loads of fun. It was an important anniversary and all…
Dave Cameron stamps his feet again.
Well, I’m just not going to pay, so there! I didn’t know about this until now so I’m going to do what I always do in these situations and sound off without thinking even if I usually get things…
It’s Grown Up Time: We won’t save the World by turning off the News and looking for salvation in Nigel Farage.
I’m told people have stopped listening/watching the news in Britain because it is too depressing. Well, there’s no question about the gloomy nature of the World today so, I suppose, we can’t blame people for wanting to look away…
Syria and Iraq: A few RAF planes will not do the job
So we’re sending a few bombers to join the other nations who are using their planes to do too little too late. David Cameron, the British Prime Minister may talk big about defeating the monstrous organisation known as ISIS but…
The Umbrella Revolution – new iconic images from China, 25 years after Tiananmen Square.
The people of Hong Kong are still out there on the streets demonstrating, illegally but charmingly, for full democracy for their state within a state. They want free elections and object to Beijing imposing a list of ‘suitable’ candidates on…
Tory women and the irresistible appeal of men’s paisley pyjamas.
What is it about paisley pyjamas? If we are to believe what we read in the British press today, then they are irresistible if you are a Tory woman. Or so one of our tabloid newspapers found out when…
Phew! Thank you Scottish No’s.
I may be a bit tired after hanging around during the night wondering about the Scottish Independence Referendum results but I feel good today – all of me except the tired bits – all my Scottish, Northern Irish and…
The Scottish Referendum: divorce from the land of my fathers?
Islay, Scotland I haven’t joined in the debate about Scottish Independence until now because I just couldn’t make up my mind about next week’s referendum. I suppose it needn’t concern me as I don’t have a vote. It does…
Nations of the World unite!
The NATO leaders are meeting here in the UK – well Wales actually but let’s not go on too much about nation states. Britain is in the middle of an important and historical debate about whether Scotland should leave the…