Truth and justice die when your career can be destroyed by a claim you can’t disprove
brett2023-09-01T11:24:53+01:00The case of Laurence Fox shows how far our society is now run by inhabitants of Wonderland Read more
Tragedy, and hope, of New York City
brett2023-08-25T14:24:48+01:00Whenever something horrible happens you expect the waters of human kindness to stay open up for a while at least. Read more
Hope That the Road Is a Long One
brett2023-08-25T11:03:09+01:00Constantine Cavafy’s poem ‘Ithaca’ reminds us that life should be about the journey, not the destination. Read more
Sorry, but can we please stop the guilt trips? [£]
brett2023-08-25T10:59:39+01:00Australia has a choice: concede all failures of the Aboriginal peoples are directly due to ‘settlers’, or at some point give itself a break. The English did nothing wrong. Neither
Prince Charming is cancelled
brett2023-08-18T11:47:20+01:00I’m sure there are some girls who don’t want to dream about a Prince Charming. But why should they dream of being something like a deputy undersecretary at the United
A journalist is attacked and smeared, and the media cheers
brett2023-08-18T11:45:25+01:00You’d have thought that at such a time the media would have protected one of their own. You’d have perhaps expected PEN, the ADL and all those other fat, over-funded,
Contemplating the Ruins
brett2023-08-18T11:48:42+01:00The 18th-century English poet Thomas Gray offers us a glimpse of a cemetery in the countryside—while urging us to ponder the finiteness of life. Read more
Hell is the Ulez hotline
brett2023-08-11T10:33:25+01:00Of course, due to the backlash against the Mayor for his extension of the scheme, he has come up with a fresh, brilliant idea. This is the one that led
Nation’s institutions are being turned against Catholics
brett2023-08-11T10:30:49+01:00The Founding Fathers were careful to keep religion out of the political realm. Read more