Thursday, 29 March 2012

Fuelling a well-deserved reputation for political cunning

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Tanker drivers in British trade union Unite are threatening to strike, which might leave the nation without fuel. Unite is the main contrib...
Wednesday, 28 March 2012

Science and the gospels: best not to confuse them

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On a radio programme about the forensic investigation service the other day, Helena Kennedy QC, one of Britain's leading lawyers, pointe...
Monday, 26 March 2012

The 250K dinner that adds a little spice to the weekend

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Political news is so dull, isn’t it, when there’s no juicy scandal doing the rounds? Fortunately, this weekend the British were served a re...
Friday, 23 March 2012

If you can't say it short, it's probably best not to say it at all

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If this is a short post, that’s by design and not accident.  Pascal once wrote ‘I'm sorry to have written you such a long letter; I di...
Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Wouldn't it be nice... a fable for our times

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It was irritating when Carol, in all her cocky self-assurance, interrupted the professor to contradict his views. ‘But... honestly... come ...
Monday, 19 March 2012

What goes around comes around. Sometimes like a boomerang

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The film  300  earned its makers some $456 million, a tidy return on an investment of $65 million. But then the heroic tale of 300 Spartans ...
Saturday, 17 March 2012

Enjoying St Patrick's: a cautionary tale

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It being St Patrick’s day, I’m reminded of an occasion when I took two doctors from Belfast to visit some US hospitals. Our American hosts h...