I’m a member of a book club which meets every month to discuss a novel chosen by one of the members. I originally joined the club to broaden my reading experience. Left to my own devices I tend to end up reading Science Fiction.
This month’s book choice is a good example of this in action. I [...]

The psychologist Oliver James looks at the modern world and tries to answer the conundrum;
“Why is it that despite the Western World being materially richer than it has ever been before, the middle classes are suffering from high rates of depression, anxiety, addiction and ennui?”
He examines the problem in different Capitalist cultures from the UK  and [...]

“Space is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly hugely mindbogglingly big it is. I mean you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist, but that’s just peanuts to space.” Douglas Adams, the Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy.
We all know the universe is big, the trouble is the [...]

My position on the Death Penalty is clear; I’m against it.
Although I’m an atheist, I believe all human life is ’sacred’, mainly on the atheistic belief that this life is all we have, so we should preserve it for as long as possible.
Interestingly in the UK ,whenever a poll is conducted on the reintroduction of the [...]

Once a week I go cycling in the countryside with a friend. We cycle about 30 miles and visit 2 or 3 pubs. It’s my favourite day of the week.
Recently I visited the Friendly Inn, Frankton, Warwickshire, and noticed a plaque on the wall defining the rules of cricket. It was so good, [...]

The election of President Obama has restored my faith in the USA and given hope to the world. Only now with this new positive outlook for the future do I feel able to unleash my rage about the Invasion  of Iraq.
What follows is my personal view and memory of past events, I have not checked any of [...]

Most people who know Leamington Spa in Warwickshire think of it as a beautiful Regency town – which it is.
However I was born here, and I’m rather proud of another infamous Leamingtonian, who in his time was ‘The Most Dangerous Man in Britain’.
Aleister Crowley was born on the 12th October 1875 in Leamington Spa. His parents were [...]

I’m a great fan of conspiracy theories. I find them fascinating, but they all break a basic philosophical principal – that of Occam’s Razor. This states that ‘when there are two theories or explanations, all other things being equal, the simpler one is to be prefered’.Occam’s Razor is named after the medieval monk William of Occam. [...]

Copy of an email doing the rounds:
” This is the sunset at the North Pole with the moon at its closest point last week……a scene you will probably never get to see in person, so take a moment and enjoy God at work at the North Pole.
And, you also see the sun below the moon,an [...]

“Suppose you’re on a game show, and you’re given the choice of three doors. Behind one door is a car, behind the others, goats. You pick a door, say number 1, and Monty Hall, who knows what’s behind the doors, opens another door, say number 3, which has a goat. Monty Hall then says to [...]