Back in 1884, British law was like the new Ugandan law about homosexuality – it still rewarded proven sodomy with a death sentence. It had…
Back in 1884, British law was like the new Ugandan law about homosexuality – it still rewarded proven sodomy with a death sentence. It had…
Thanks to the film Oppenheimer, by Christopher Nolan which comes out in July, we will all know the full story of how the USA went…
Some people, even across the Channel, have expressed indignation at the “outrageous” cost of the coronation of King Charles III on last Saturday, in London….
I have always been interested in green politics. I even bought Lord Beaumont’s GO (Green/Orange) pamphlets – before he defected to the Green Party and…
1997 or 1992? For those unable or unwilling to recall these totemic elections, here’s a reminder. In 1992, after 11 years of Margaret Thatcher and…
According to Wikipedia:  Sociocultural evolution, sociocultural evolutionism or social evolution are theories of sociobiology and cultural evolution that describe how societies and culture change over time. I believe the future will be a process of natural evolution….
The AI debate has been speeded up by the emergence of ChatGPT. And I’ve been a little muddled about it, until my friend and colleague…
It wasn’t until I suddenly looked at my phone yesterday, and realised it was 3.30pm, that I knew I was not going to get the…
Holidays in my childhood were spent at my grandparents’ farm in Plain Grove, Pennsylvania, 35 miles from East Palestine, Ohio. My grandfather’s grandfather fought at…
In a recent editorial, the Financial Times cautioned its readers to be mindful of the limitations of generative AI models, which they characterised as “mindless,…
One of what must be the greatest sources of irritation for politicians is that they are constantly bombarded with unsolicited advice. Everyone seems to know…