Menu 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Home Updates list Contents list Site search About Beginning Schubert Schubert collection 2023 Schubert on tour A review of Oliver Woog's book Franz Schubert in Graz, der Steiermark, Niederösterreich und dem Burgendland. Posted by Richard on UTC 2023-07-10 14:22 Words: 692; reading time: 3 minutes Shuffling to disaster Rule by wally, UK style. Useless Members of Parliament become useless government ministers and, having achieved peak uselessness, are richly rewarded. Posted by Richard on UTC 2023-06-01 14:11 Words: 2,534; reading time: 11 minutes Down the currency plughole Is the value of a nation reflected in the value of its currency? A look at the decline of the pound sterling in the reign of Elizabeth II, 1953-2023. Posted by Richard on UTC 2023-05-01 14:11 Words: 2,065; reading time: 9 minutes Bring back Global Warming At least the term Global Warming means something, whereas 'climate change' is just nonsensical. Hubert Lamb and the journey down the rabbit hole of climate science. Posted by Richard on UTC 2023-04-01 14:11 Words: 2,377; reading time: 10 minutes Cheerleading for Hell No quiet on the eastern front. Why are Western nations taking sides in the Russia-Ukraine conflict? Posted by Richard on UTC 2023-03-01 14:11 Words: 1,662; reading time: 7 minutes The National Health Service at 75 Still crazy after all these years. Do not resuscitate. Posted by Richard on UTC 2023-02-01 14:11 Words: 5,765; reading time: 26 minutes