Thank you, Theresa May

For any news junkie with an interest in history and politics, watching Sir Tim Barrow deliver the letter to the EU that would trigger Article 50 and kick-start the Brexit process was required Live viewing. The BBC faithfully followed events in Brussels and Westminster. I sat glued. Then my blood began to boil.

God Bless America – for all our sakes

The new American President will hold the keys to US nuclear weapons and wield great power over stability in the Middle East, NATO, the UN, the quality of the air we breathe, our oceans, and the environment we live in.

Queen Elizabeth ll – and why I’m happy she has long reigned over us

There will, of course, come a day when we will bury our Queen, and with her a vault of experience and goodwill. I for one, unless she outlives me, will be very sorry to see her go.

Freedom of Speech = Licence to Provoke a Fatal Response?

I’m exercising my right to state I don’t agree with justifying public exhibitions designed to provoke a reaction that may, predictably, also end in the death or injury of innocents by calling it ‘freedom of speech’.