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Traditionally, nurses are beyond criticism. They are ‘angels’ and they have always received a ‘good press’. But nurses have changed. And they have changed a good deal. The result is that today’s nurses are nothing like their predecessors. If they …

This is a long standing series of small items which have caught my eye or mind and which seem relevant, startling, amusing or all three. Occasionally, items which appear here may return as a longer piece. Mostly they will not.…

We are accustomed to treachery, deceit, selfishness and hypocrisy among our politicians.

We know that many politicians and civil servants ignored the lockdown rules they’d imposed on the country. (They ignored the rules because they knew they were useless.)

But …

When you’ve read the news items below you might be tempted to think that the world is now being controlled by people who are totally insane. I couldn’t possibly comment.

Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, warned people planning to vote

When you’ve read the news items below you might be tempted to think that the world is now being controlled by people who are totally insane. I couldn’t possibly comment.

Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, warned people planning to vote