Travel can broaden the mind but it does require intellectual curiosity and open mindedness, while Social Media allows a retreat into gullibility and confirmation of existing prejudices unmoored from … (View Post)

Slightly grey this morning on the Isle of Wight but clearing later for the family Easter Egg hunt and roast lamb. The hellhole on Social Media bears no resemblance to reality. An American told me yes… (View Post)

While similarly fighting unicorns, dragons and gruffalos? I suppose it easier to win against imaginary beasts. (View Post)

Taking advice from Liz Truss on dealing with the mythic "Blob" is only useful if you do the opposite. It's a bit like how Labour decided to take advice from John Ashworth on campaignin… (View Post)

I have flown on one of the civilian versions, the Short Sandringham, in the mid 1970s in the US Virgin Islands, operated by the infamous Antilies Air Boats. Quite fun taxing down the slipway, then ta… (View Post)