Left to their own devices?
INTERPRETATION is all in politics – and nowhere is this more true than in reactions to the emergence of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the…
Carnival of the herbivores
THE edge of an industrial zone, opposite a ramp from a freeway may not be the classiest location, but for vegetarians and vegans, a modest…
Airline’s in-flight entertainment proves a hot choice
PUTTING individual computerised video screens in every economy seat back on a Boeing 757 might have seemed a good idea to Delta Airlines, but it’s…
August thoughts on the advent of autumn
SUMMERTIME may be when the living is easy, but what happens when it ends? Indeed, when does it end? Inhabitants of the northern hemisphere –…
Ponderables and imponderables
A MAJOR chain in the United States has introduced computerised guides using touch screen technology beside the escalators in its stores. It’s a nice idea…
Business-chasing governments target Brexit-hit UK firms
COMPETITION has broken out to try to persuade UK businesses to leave the country. The first to enter the contest with high-profile publicity operations were…
Foreign Secretary’s honesty questioned during live London press conference
THOSE who despair of Boris Johnson being appointed UK foreign secretary have a new hero. He is New York Times reporter Gardiner Harris. Mr Harris…
Tory leadership contender displays media naivete
HEY ho, so you want to become prime minister and you walk into the viper’s nest that is dealing with a Murdoch newspaper and then…
Trump’s Orlando response confirms political ineptitude
AS an out gay man with Islamic friends, I find Donald Trump’s self-serving utterances after today’s slaughter in Florida highly offensive. Mr Trump’s Sunday morning…
US retailers continue to alienate millions of visitors
RETAILERS in the United States appear to be continuing probably unintentional discrimination towards tourists – with their loyalty card computer systems. Many, such as ubiquitous…