Terry - Somerset

Oh FFS, Jacob, give it a break. Where do you get off on saying it’s the upper clarses (sic) who hang on to unequal opportunities? Many...

Yesterday I was doing my modest Xmas shop at Tesco. The aisles were packed with glazed-eyed women with heaving kingsize trolleys giving...

You may be right. I can see things as they are, but do not want to treat them as an acceptable solution. I do see the usefulness in...

It's a funny one, isn't it - what ties us to, and what separates us from, our being as animals. Just recently - maybe because of a bit...

Quite the opposite. Most primates live in groups with brutally enforced pecking orders. Alpha male lions will kill offspring of other...

I would have resented the outcome - but the alternative may been rather worse. Whether my lot in the ancient world would have...

We will have to agree to differ. Simple observation. Some prosper with no regard for the impact upon others. Most understand the need...

I would would not be at the top - lacking the leadership skills, health, physical strength, intellect etc Were my station in life were...

Might be interesting to consider whether hierarchies in Ancient Egypt, Greece, Roman Empire, the actions of Atilla, Genghis, and more...

I am entirely content to accept the scientific consensus that climate change is a major threat to humanity in the medium to long term...

I think it is a bit like the drinking and driving debate. A glass of wine or a beer with a meal may add to the pleasure and is...

I agree with you, having been brought up in an age where furniture, clothes etc etc were expensive, buying quality, and looking after...

This is a convincing explanation of why behaviours need to change. Climate models produced by world class scientists are the best that...

I've stopped trying to convince climate deniers of climate problems, instead I point out pollution problems. I may not be able to prove...

The sample in the photos are very narrow - it could be the end grain absorbing the water rather than the glue failing.