A Random Selection...
Chooks
Chooks are stupid, - really stupid. They may gaze at you with one bright eye, and you may imagine that you detect in it some glint of mingled wonderment and curiosity, but in... › more
Primers
Political considerations delayed the start of my formal education. Mr Forbes, I understand, was having trouble balancing the budget in 1933, on account of the Depression.... › more
Dad
My father features so largely in my life that many of the stories of my past are really his stories or make some reference to him. However the early part of his life needs to... › more
Jury Service
I can understand the reluctance of the legal profession to tinker with Magna Carta. After all it is a significant document. But after 782 years it could be time to take a... › more
World Food Programme
One wonders whether the World Food Programme isn't run by a group of half-witted shopkeepers. When they learn that some of the poorest countries are short of grain, their... › more