It is rare that I find running this blog difficult. Yesterday was an exception. I definitely found some of the reactions to my post on
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Nye
The National Theatre is offering free streaming of its amazing production of ‘Nye’ until Monday. This is a play based on the life of Nye
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We really do need to reduce the consumption of ultra-processed foods
I published a video about a week ago in which I said that I did not think that Ozempic, Wegovy and other GLP-1 group drugs
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Why democracy?
People fought for the right to democratic equal representation in this country from the 17th century onwards, and I still think it is the basis
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The Bank of England is going to keep its foot on the brake, whatever Labour might want
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee reported yesterday on its thinking on inflation when cutting the base interest rate to 4.75 per cent, which,
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2025 might prove to be a very bad year for the USA
One of my US correspondents put a very interesting idea to me overnight. The Democrats might be feeling pretty despondent right now and with good
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Am I your problem, Kemi Badenoch?
Kemi Badenoch has made clear that she thinks that university-educated people who might challenge what she wants to do to this country are high on
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Too little, too late
The Bank of England has cut its base interest rate by 0.25% to 4.75%, leaving a positive real interest rate of nearly 3% in place
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Why did Trump win, and Harris lose?
I offered some thoughts on why Trump won, and the Democrats lost in the US presidential election yesterday. When doing so, I said I reserved
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