The Promise Of Western Capitalism Of Ever

I've Spent My Whole Life Being Told I Have A Face Like A Horse. You Are Just What You Are, Aren't You?

Ones Teachers All Belonged To That Generation Who Were Imperialists, And The Whole Narrative Throughout My Adolescence Was Of Countries Leaving The Empire. I Find It Extraordinary That This Purpose Which Drove How We Viewed The World Is Now Considered To Be Something That Has No Effect Upon Us.

I Have Neither The Learning Nor The Experience To Know Whether The Doomsayers Are Right About The Human Causes Of Climate Change. But I Am Willing To Acknowledge That People Who Know A Lot More Than I Do May Be Right When They Claim That It Is The Consequence Of Our Own Behaviour. I Assume That This Is Why The Bbc's Coverage Of The Issue Abandoned The Pretence Of Impartiality Long Ago.

Scepticism Is A Necessary And Vital Part Of The Journalist's Toolkit. But When Scepticism Becomes Cynicism It Can Close Off Thought And Block The Search For Truth.

Television Bosses Should Stop Insulting The Public's Intelligence By Assuming We Are All Idiots.