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When ‘The End’ is the beginning
The two-headed Roman god Janus, who lends his name to the month of January, looks back as well as forward.
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The evolution of Goliath
I received one of those annoying, AI-powered flattery emails the other day.
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The writer is back
My recent Substack post, ‘Knocked down, but not knocked out’, was not a plea for sympathy but I was overwhelmed by the responses of encouragement and…
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Welcome to the sixtieth edition of Not In The Script (NITS).
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Scarrow nails it
Just a few months after his most recent visit to the island where I live, I’ve finally read Simon Scarrow’s latest, A Death in Berlin.
Aug 31, 2025
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Gaza – a historical perspective
Without descending into the politics of Palestine and Israel, allow me to point out that the seemingly insoluble issue of two nation states dates back…
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Don't despair, there is something we can do to mend a broken system
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