Saturday, 17 January 2026

Category: Column

Charting the future

There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits. —  Michael Phelps, American Olympics

Of sceptics and tasty durian

It smelled like you’d buried somebody holding a big wheel of Stilton in his arms, then dug him up a few weeks later. — Anthony

The march towards GE15

Bad officials are elected by good citizens who don’t vote. – George Jean Nathan, American drama critic and magazine editor The trend towards holding state

The minefield of justice

Government prevents injustice, other than such as it commits itself. —  Ibn Khaldun, Tunisian political thinker Once upon a justice, Greek historian Herodotus recorded the

Following the instinct

Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun. — Don Marquis, American humourist and author Welcome to another episode of Through The Looking Glass.