I used to think Englishness was an ethnic identity, Britishness a cultural one. Now, I realise you are correct. Identity is a curious thing, but if you do feel affection for this country, (accepting,… (View Post)

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One of my hobbies is fanfiction. I would not dream of using AI, even if it can produce prose in the style of Hemmingway, or Faulkner, or other great writers because: 1. I want to write what it is in … (View Post)

I am entirely confident in my ability to do so, because I'm expressing my own thoughts, not somebody else's. (View Post)

Twelve years ago, my life was saved by a hospital GP who diagnosed me with appendicitis the moment he saw me. My own GP had diagnosed indigestion. (View Post)