Straight to the point

Long before I became old myself I had great affection for elderly folk. I felt that in hospitals, nursing homes and care homes in particular the older patients were often unappreciated, frequently treated without respect and regarded as subhuman. Too …

In my book A Bigger Problem than Climate Change (originally published in 2007) I pointed out that the International Energy Agency had published the draft version of a report telling countries to prepare for when the oil started to run …

Men and women should act with honour, courage and respect. God gave the British people the gift of Matt Hancock to remind us what happens when we abandon these guiding principles. ‘Bottom line is this, Bubba. It’s you and me.

At least 85% of electricity is produced by the burning of fossil fuels. This is true everywhere in the world. In most countries the figure is much higher. There is no such thing as `green’ electricity because no electricity grid …

Some websites and commentators who are still allowed to use social media have apparently banned me and won’t share my articles because I have said that I believe that the evidence shows that covid-19 was the ordinary flu – and …

The Russians know where the Americans have put all their nuclear weapons. (American nukes are in fixed positions.) The Americans don’t know where the Russians have put their nuclear weapons. (Russian nukes are mobile.)

Think about it.
 

Source: Dr Vernon …

The boss of the GMC is paid over £250,000 and six other staff members are paid over £200,000 a year. Seems a bit rich for a widely disliked and distrusted charity which does little more than collect fees from doctors

We all need to escape occasionally from the increasingly depressing world in which we now live. Here are seven suggestions for books which can help you escape for a few hours:

1. Paris in my Springtime
Is this a novel …