ADVERTISEMENT What I know about Putin is that he comes across as a sociopathic bully. Reason and confrontation are not going to work. So, maybe one should look at his ‘friends’, India and China. I would suggest that they are politely informed that to continue to support Putin will leadContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT The darkmen are here with their talk of free speech, reaching for their baseball bats, their banter and bullets. They’ll be running the ghettos, spying from high towers with their smiles and their rifles and their Aryan eyes. The darkmen are here burning our books with their flaming torchContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT Insects are critical to the future of our planet. They help to keep pest species under control and break down dead material to release nutrients into the soil. Flying insects are also key pollinators of many major food crops, including fruits, spices and – importantly for chocolate lovers –Continue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT On 21 April last week, the Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi MP, announced the establishment of a new GCSE course known as Natural History at the Natural History Museum in London. This is part of the Department of Education’s flagship sustainability and climate change strategy. The purpose is to bothContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT Many readers may have heard of the Vynok, or flower crown, in Ukrainian culture or seen photos of them, possibly from protestors at the Stand with Ukraine rally in London. A Vyshyvanka is an ornately embroidered dress, tunic or shirt. Embroidery is an important craft within Ukraine; different techniquesContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT Over a thousand pro-European campaigners from scores of groups across the country, including Labour supporters, have written to Sir Keir Starmer urging him to moderate his hardline backing for Brexit. The campaigners are urging Sir Keir to stop claiming that “there is no case for rejoining the EU”. They sayContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT As Russian bunker buster missiles fall on civilians seeking refuge in the Donbas, and Putin’s evil war machine keeps raping, torturing, and killing, the time has come to spell something out to German politicians, employers, and unions currently opposing a total ban on Russian energy imports: your position isContinue Reading
Photo by Vidal Balielo on pexels A few weeks ago I wrote that removing those Covid regulations that have a minimal cost, such as face-masks and self-isolation of symptomatic cases, was pointless and harmful. Others made similar comments. Dr Kit Yates, for instance, argued that living with Covid should notContinue Reading
Word Haiku, Japanese Poetry, with Jasmine Flowers on a Rustic Wooden Background. Photo from iStock (editor holds licence) International Haiku Poetry Day is on 17 April. This year it coincides with Easter Sunday. Haiku poetry is not rhymed and it consists of 3 lines of 17 syllables in total, withContinue Reading
