Appy days are here again
I recently drove to Halifax to visit the spectacular Piece Hall. I found a parking space almost adjacent, but the
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Rebel Without A Course
In his book about animal behaviour, King Soloman’s Ring, Austrian zoologist Konrad Lorenz observed that when going about its business
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A bigger boy did it and ran away
I’m currently reading a novel called A Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy. Its protagonist, Connie, is
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A knee-jerk response to women’s safety
Two mainland authorities, plus the Isle of Wight Council, are offering free licences for the StaySafe Lone Worker app. Possibly
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The past has not passed its sell-by date
There was a time when being pitched against one another simply meant Elvis vs Cliff. But perhaps humans were adversarial
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A virtual deposit leaves no traces
We may have survived Dry January but I’ve still got a Christmas hangover. Not induced by overindulging in eggnog and
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Facing up to biometric surveillance
How many of you carry a photo of a loved one? An actual printed photograph of your child, significant other
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The public realm is not our battleground
An amazing thing happened to me which has genuinely changed my life for the good. I’ve been loaned an electric
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We should be doing nothing to save the planet
Planting trees has become a barometer for public greenness. During the last general election campaign, Labour pledged to plant two
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Saying sorry is easy. Being sorry is hard
There’s a tendency to look to the past and imagine some golden age of perfection. But the world was not
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