The Illusion of Control
January 29, 2026
I meditated well this morning. I do sometimes. As I should. I’ve been practicing for nearly 14 years. You would have thought I had got
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Authority and Power
January 28, 2026
What our cavemen ancestors thought of the animals among which they lived their lives, we cannot tell. Neither left us any written records to decipher.
Please Let Us Know If You’re A Criminal
January 27, 2026
Is this an official order to self-declare yourself as being on the wrong side of the law? If only the Police had time to investigate,
How the Government Betrayed Crowborough
January 26, 2026
It was the middle of the night when a large minibus with blackened windows, together with a police escort, made its way down the driveway
Scamming the Scammer: Almost as Much Fun as You’d Imagine
January 25, 2026
Like many of you I am sure, my inbox is constantly besieged by scammers; con artists, whose lame attempts to get rich quick via the
Hull’s Great Green Dig: Carbon Dreams, Flooded Streets, and Money to Burn
January 22, 2026
Hull City Council has approved the next phase of its district heating network, a low-carbon vision involving miles of pipes, years of roadworks, and a
Do You Believe Them?
January 21, 2026
After a week of turmoil with opportunistic right-wing politicians jumping around in pursuit of a political billet which suits their ambitions better, perhaps the media
The Map and the Territory
January 20, 2026
Being born must be the most shocking thing that ever happens to you. All your experience up to that point is in a nice, temperature-controlled
Leading Mask Proponent Has Change of Heart
January 19, 2026
A leading proponent of face masks as a means of countering the spread of respiratory infections appears to have changed her mind. Professor Trish Greenhalgh,