Typical country pub, small in scale, unpretentious, and inviting (photo credit: James Stevens Curl, 1977).
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The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
Homes for heroes
MPs are committed public servants who need accomodation in London to do their job
War, peace and city streets
How English towns survived the Blitz and entered the modern world
Trump’s first gambit fails
The Republican candidate was not as effective on the debate stage as he anticipated
In defence of hereditary peers
Starmer’s spiteful plan for the Lords breaks an important intergenerational contract
The uneasy aftermath of the Austrian elections
Will the Austrian establishment close ranks against the Freedom Party?
An intelligent book on AI? Very nearly
The threat from AI comes from humans placing too much faith in complex but fallible systems
The failure of the Irish nerve
Politicians are not acting and the public are not forcing them to act
Don’t stop the music
How a legendary DJ was cancelled just for listening to women
