One of the under-appreciated British treasures that came out of the First World War was the Ordnance Survey, which created (for military purposes) the most comprehensive set of maps anywhere in the world. On the largest scale almost every field and tree is accurately recorded. These maps are a walker’s delight, especially because England, uniquely, …
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To let. A valuable site at the crossroads of the world. At present on offer to corporate clients. Outlying portions of the estate already disposed of to sitting tenants. Of some historical and period interest. Some alterations and improvements necessary. (the playwright, Alan Bennett). And the government that notionally placed the advertisement is called “conservative”! …
There was a recent debate at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington about the merger of Canada and the United States. The idea comes from Diane Francis, a Canadian journalist with dual US and Canadian citizenship. She says she is really advocating a customs union; integration, even to her, seems politically a non-starter. But what …
Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. (Aristotle, quoted in The Times, London). Nature or nurture? Can you actually teach empathy, care and love? Can you focus the minds of the young on the plight of the poor and desperate? Or are some people simply born selfish and indifferent to …
I have often been asked to be fair and view a matter from all sides. I did so, hoping something might improve if I viewed all sides of it. But the result was the same. So I went back to viewing things only from one side, which saves me a lot of work and disappointment. …
