September 2017

I have very few ‘ornaments’ but one of the few is a little furry elephant figure sent me by the World Wildlife Fund as a proportion of my monthly subscription goes to benefit the welfare of the elephant population of south-east Asia. A written statement by Claire Morgan, an artist who I have never met, […]

Independent of one’s own religious beliefs the history of the Christian faith is central to the history of the British nation state (and, of course, many other countries too). Its buildings, from the majestic to the rustic are all fascinating sources of historical evidence and often reflecting in their very fabric the history of their

Recently a friend, sceptical of my non-scientist interest in science, asked ‘What of culture’? To answer I have to set down my current opinions on both culture and beliefs. The real god is the forces of Nature that have dictated the development of the Universe and the history of planet Earth. Traditional religions are the