This article was written by Richard Horswill. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. The global economic narrative...

I’ve just finished reading a book called “The Escape Artist”, by Jonathan Freedland. It’s the story of a man variously called Walter...

This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. What child has not been bewitched by...

This article was written by Fred Piechoczek. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own (although in this case he is himself...

A couple of months ago, I saw an old (1940s) film, entitled It’s a Wonderful Life. Since it’s apparently very famous and critically...

This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. As someone who treated the...

This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views or opinions expressed are strictly his own. ‘Gaza stands upon the verge of The...

I was going to write yet again about the hopeless lack of anything approaching a coherent energy security policy, but then, Christmas is...

This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. Metal merchants, especially those...

I’m beginning to wonder a bit about pure electric cars; I’ve written before about my scepticism over the arbitrary targets governments...

I normally try to avoid writing anything too overtly political on this site, because that’s not really the stance we originally plotted...

This article was written by Richard Horswill. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. The eternal question that economists...

This article was written by Martin Hayes. All views amd opinions expressed are strictly his own. In contrast to the changed backdrops of...

Well, who would have believed it? We finally have a UK politician taking a serious look at the implications of the 2030 date for the...

Electric vehicles are the future, right? Keep the planet green, reduce fume-related breathing difficulties, what’s not to like? Well,...

This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views or opinions expressed are strictly his own. China does not think like us. For a...

I’ve just finished reading the book “Rigged”, by BBC journalist Andy Verity. It’s essentially the series of radio programmes he made -...

This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. Where I live on the Somerset Levels,...

This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. The announcement of the death of John...

This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. Trevor Tarring (latterly of this parish but for the most part editor and managing director...