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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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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Hands, face and private place – a mantra for washing
They say that the Island is ‘England in Miniature’, and within this tiny territory is nested an even smaller Isle
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Reciprocal living with our finned, furred and feathered friends
“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.”
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Are you getting charged up about electric scooters?
The unacceptable killing of George Floyd sparked the #BlackLivesMatter protest movement across the world. The call for nations to respect
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Why the Isle of Wight’s high streets could become the best in England
Just under a year ago I wrote about the likely impact of COVID-19 on our high streets. American management consultancy
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Open for business, but not for YOU?
Are there Isle of Wight natives who have yet to bob across the Solent to set foot in Hampshire? Perhaps
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Squirrels don’t owe you anything
A letter in the Isle of Wight County Press (CP 12/4/19) from Steve Shaw raised a query about the Island’s
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The great wall of Ryde
Anybody who’s ever listened to ‘Desert Island Discs’ will surely have asked themselves what their own special recordings and luxury
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