No Comment? No Chance!

No Comment? No Chance!

“You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention, when questioned, something which you later rely on in court. Anything you do say may be given in evidence”. Have we been there? Of course not! If we had, just like in the...
Careering through the Curriculum

Careering through the Curriculum

What do P Diddy and Pheidippides have in common (apart from a certain similar ring to their names)? Some readers may have heard of neither though younger ones may recognize the former while older more scholarly (no offence) ones may remember the latter. P Diddy, as...
Currying Favour with the Curriculum

Currying Favour with the Curriculum

Way back in ancient times, sport played an important part in the life of everyone, not simply as entertainment but also as education. When we look for trophies that have been contested continuously into modern times, we will find the America’s Cup for...
Make a Career of Humanity

Make a Career of Humanity

We may remember the scene in the 1967 Disney version of ‘Jungle Book’ where the group of Beatles-looking vultures sit and discuss what they should do, culminating in one of them becoming very frustrated and saying, “First I say, ‘What we gonna do?’ Then you say, ‘I...
What Are You Doing?

What Are You Doing?

The term ‘politically correct’ is an interesting one as it implies that everything in politics is correct. We will not enter in any such debate but rather consider its meaning for a moment. It is seen to refer generally to speaking or writing carefully in a way that...