Identity, guilt, and Guantanamo

An article worth noting by the routinely excellent Gary Younge on the US and Guantanamo pulls together some intriguing historical … More

How civil rights are eroded…

Ronan Bennett reviews Patrick Maguire’s book My Father’s Watch in the Guardian. Maguire was 13 when he was arrested (in … More

There are rare times when the obituary pages stop you dead, as it were. So it was this week with … More

Our cat is 18 this month, and is showing signs of age – thyroid problems, arthritis, and so on. The … More

Watching an old episode of BBC’s Coast on DVD I came across the story of Major WS Tucker and his … More