Susan’s dream has inspired so many

Susan’s dream has inspired so many

This is my get well letter to Susan Boyle: Dear Susan, you have achieved far more than you could possibly realise. I regard you as an iconic figurehead who has inspired plump and frumpy women in middle age to believe that their dreams can also come true. You have...
The charming Sir Clement Freud

The charming Sir Clement Freud

I know I shall not be alone in missing the dry and warm wit of the lugubrious Sir Clement Freud, who has just died aged 84. He was always superb on Just a Minute, and I remember hearing him bantering away not so long ago. He was also very charming company and I first...
Another demise for Britishness

Another demise for Britishness

It’s poignant that at a time when there are renewed calls to celebrate Britishness and St George’s Day, we are set to lose Britain’s most prestigious agricultural event, the Royal Show, as we know it. Was it just a run of bad luck due to poor...
What is it with meditation?

What is it with meditation?

Can you switch your mind off just like that? I always envy people who can, who can sink into a deep meditative, relaxed state whenever they wish. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr still swear by it after 40 years  of practice. Sir Paul goes as far as to say,...
Now my freebie newspaper comes to an end

Now my freebie newspaper comes to an end

The Ely Standard, is one of my local rags and like many other regional weeklies, used to be a great read. Then it became a freebie with a vastly reduced news content. Today I have been informed that I have received my last free copy of the paper. A note pushed through...
Can robots help save the world?

Can robots help save the world?

If a robot can miraculously make genetic discoveries which have been unsolvable to scientists for decades, how many diseases will these incredible devices go on to cure? A robot called Adam was devised by scientists at Aberystwyth University  and Cambridge has...