Monthly Archives: March 2022

Not in the national interest

Posted on 5th March 2022 by Ian

“Sir, why all this fuss about Ukraine? Why didn’t anyone make the same fuss about Afghanistan, or Syria, or Yemen? Don’t those people matter?” The honest answer to the student’s question would have been to say, “No, they don’t,” for … Continue reading →

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In solitary

Posted on 3rd March 2022 by Ian

The billboard always caught my eye. The poster pictured an old man sitting alone in a house and the caption said, “After three days without seeing a single person, the last thing that he wants is some “me” time.” Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Worried by Kooks

Posted on 2nd March 2022 by Ian

John Creedon played David Bowie’s Kooks. It seemed unsettling. David Bowie belonged to a different world, a world that seemed strange and threatening. It is odd that someone who was the antithesis of violence seemed to have such a capacity … Continue reading →

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