The great drugs debate is on a high
Decriminalisation || For those of us without the benefit of deeper understanding through some form of mind-enhancing substance, it is hard to get the head around all the latest talk
Fever pitch – the alternative World Cup
These past weeks must have been sheer hell for anyone not passionate about football. Most people’s social lives and work schedules have been severely disrupted – “are they showing the
Glasses raised for a friend of Portugal
The most relevant snippet of information to emerge from all the recent histrionics in Brussels was confirmation that Jean-Claude Juncker is a good friend of Portugal. In this country anyway,
Online gambling: too much at stake?
It’s heavy odds on that Portugal will soon legalise online gambling. You can bet your boots gamblers will be delighted, but the chances are that many non-gamblers will be troubled
The Madeleine case: opposing opinions
In the midst of the latest phase in the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, Sky News presenter Kay Burley entered the fray with an article in the Daily
COMMENT: Near anarchy in the EU election jungle
The European parliamentary elections have resulted in convolutions bordering on chaos – but then what else did we expect from one of the biggest democratic events in the world, which
‘Of Mice and Men’ – The End of the World
“In every bit of honest writing in the world there is a base theme. Try to understand men, if you understand each other you will be kind to each other.
Madeleine case in a right old muddle
The gist of the latest statement from the Met police in London in their investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann sounded remarkably similar to what has long been in
Wild weather adds to climate confusion
The storms that battered Portugal’s entire coastline recently, plus extensive flooding in England, prolonged drought in California, extreme cold in north-eastern America and extreme heat in Australia, have created further
Memory lane
Hello again and a Happy New Year! R.I.P. 2013 – welcome 2014. Call me superstitious, but even numbers have somehow always been better than odd ones and I am hoping