Questions have been asked of people aspiring to be our political representatives and leaders. Over the last few weeks, finding politicians giving straight answers has been virtually impossible. The “art” of deflection and avoidance has reached new heights (in their eyes) or new lows (for the rest of us). The obvious purpose of this is to curry favour with the…
Those who follow the European Football Championship have already heard a great selection of national anthems played before the kick-off and – most of the time – sung with great passion by the team’s supporters. In fact, the fans’ performance can be the sole impressive part of the game, as we saw at Scotland’s opening game against Germany. The peculiar…
How was the party? Yesterday was the king’s birthday. Did you know that? I only knew because it was shown in my digital calendar; otherwise, I wouldn’t have had a clue. Although we live in a country called the United Kingdom and have a hereditary monarch as the head of state, we all know that his political power is pure…
“It’s not you, it’s me” is often used when a couple splits up. On the face of it, it’s intended to soften the blow as the acting party takes the blame. But in reality, it means: “It’s you, not me. You haven’t met my expectations and standards, or you have disappointed me one way or another.” Most people instinctively blame…
Adverts. Unavoidable, omnipresent, and – to most – a bit irritating, particularly when they clutter the website and make its actual content near-impossible to get to. The advertising platforms on the internet claim their adverts are targeted. Based on what kinds of adverts appear on my internet browser, apparently, I’m a pet owner who feeds it premium cat food; I…