The horrendous news from Boston over the past week has reignited another round of national soul searching in America. Commentators are falling over one another to express a view on why two apparently normal young men should wish to wreak such havoc on innocent Americans. It is a valid question. Read more…
If ever we needed an example of the fact that death is the great social leveller, we have had it in the past week. A few years ago one of my brothers was asked to visit a poor old lady in a Fifeshire mining village who was dying. As he Read more…
One obvious fact that has emerged from the horse-meat scandal that has erupted in recent days is the clear limitations of regulation where someone has decided to be deliberately dishonest. Sure, if you up the number of tests done and the likelihood of getting caught increases it is probable that Read more…