Peace in our time?

Figure 1 shows one of the most famous British political images of the 20th century. It shows Prime Minister N...

Winds of Change

The "Galavano technique" has its readers worldwide, but most of them live here in Europe, and in most ways we live a Euro...

A changed landscape: shopping

As England, like other nations, struggles to emerge from a year of pandemic and lockdowns, we are finding t...

Farewell Donald Trump

The world has followed the events in the USA with a mixture of horror and disbelief. All of us in Europe have comfo...

2021: A year of joys, changes and regrets?

As the new year begins, we are allowed to make predictions, both gloomy and optimistic. In the...

When we celebrated Christmas 12 months ago, we had no idea what a terrible 12 months lay ahead of us. This Christmas, however, we can hope for a be...

Two big events this month: There are one or perhaps two important events in November. The first is the US presidential election. The second is - pe...

After the pandemic 2

Around the world, some 200 teams from universities, institutes and pharmaceutical companies are racing to develop a ...

After the pandemic

I write "after the pandemic", but of course it is far from over. It is hoped that a vaccine will be available by early...