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Lest They Died in Vain

During the borefest that is the post-Christmas not-yet-back-to-work scenario, I was rooting around on YouTube looking for some interesting social documentary and I happened upon

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Gareth Southgate

Sir Gareth Southgate?

I have a love-hate relationship with football. I love watching a midfield player curve the ball into the penalty box so that it lands with

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Happy new year

The Year in Review

The strengths and weaknesses of ChatGPT Me being one of my favourite topics, I am always fascinated to see how many hits I get searching

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York Minster

Empty Words

According to Peter Rohde’s biography of Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855), the great Danish philosopher recorded in his journal how a highly educated preacher was once invited

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Old Books

Off With Mice and Men 

John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men has been removed from the school curriculum across the United Kingdom, marking the end of its long-standing role as

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Wind turbines

Net Zero Nuts (Part II)

Some of our post 1992 new universities, already powerhouses of mediocrity, have decided to make the prospects of their doomed students even worse. In yet

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