Tuesday, 30 December 2025

Category: Column

Here we go again!

All political careers are a rollercoaster. – KENNETH CLARKE, BRITISH CONSERVATIVE PARTY POLITICIAN WHO SERVED AS CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER FROM 1993 TO 1997 The

A quick buck through polls

If you’re a lobbyist who never gave us money, I didn’t talk to you. If you’re a lobbyist who gave us money, I might talk

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Duel citizenship

Education in the understanding of citizenship is a short-term affair if we are honest and earnest. – MAHATMA GANDHI, INDIAN LAWYER AND FREEDOM FIGHTER Much

Goodbye, Lucky, my friend!

Sometimes losing a pet is more painful than losing a human because in the case of the pet, you were not pretending to love it.

Political crocs and Clare Rewcastle

By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community.  – Oscar Wilde, Irish poet and

One of my favourite bets

Poker is a lot like sex, everyone thinks they are the best, but most don’t have a clue what they are doing! – Dutch Boyd,

Treasure in a city…

Preserving parks and open spaces is a winner because it doesn’t need to be explained to everyday Americans. – FRANK LUNTZ, AMERICAN POLITICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS

Hey, cover your mouth and nose!

You can do a lot to protect yourself by using hand hygiene, cough etiquette and staying home if you have a fever. – Rebecca, writer