Are You Bored With The Ukraine War…
Shall We Start Another Somewhere? Year four is when the boredom usually kicks in. Not...
Writing
The Maths We Won’t Do
There’s a number doing the rounds this week that ought to have stopped traffic. It...
The Hermit on the Hill
(What Secrets is He Hiding?) As you may be aware, I am British, ex-military and...
Stonehenge and the Ministry of Approved Sunlight
Tomorrow, the 21st June, thousands of people will gather at Stonehenge to celebrate the Summer...
Your Pension Is At War
(And Nobody Told You) Editor’s Note I want to start somewhere unusual for this newsletter…...
The Light Behind the Mountains
There is a sense of silence that arrives with a setting sun. Not the silence...
The Argument Nobody Wants to Have
We often encounter a certain type of silence that falls over a room when someone...
The Most Important Man in the Village
Nobody voted for him. Nobody gave him a lanyard or a certificate or even a...
Five Stories That Are Simmering While Everyone Watches the Same Three Headlines
The world isn’t just breaking news. It’s also the stuff that’s quietly catching fire in...
Nominees for the Least-Interesting Tragedy
Act fast! These humanitarian catastrophes are back on the shelves for another season of complete...
