Is it not a bit old trite hat for scientists/sceptics/freethinkers, etc, to take a swipe at homeopathy? Perhaps. Then again, while the homeopathic mindset continues with its religiously insidious self-marketing, […]

On my first ship it was not untypical for ‘Daily Orders’ to be appended with a message from on high, instructing that care be taken when traversing the freshly polished […]

‘The editor said no, I’m afraid… ’ Just what does that mean? ‘The editor said, “No”, I’m afraid…’, as in, ’I’m afraid the editor said, “No”.’ Or, ‘The editor said, […]

(Or: Sour grapes ?) I’m keeping an eye on the nature of the pieces the Leicester Mercury is publishing in its ‘First Person’ column this ‘Holy Week’. Is it my […]