Gloves Off

I remember a BBC documentary about Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, broadcast in the last century. It was deferential and dull.

Soft Power

Seems like yesterday but it was five years ago, January 2016, when I wrote about Soft Power.

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Some Corner of a Foreign Field

When PG Wodehouse was interned in 1940 he had a long and uncomfortable journey to Upper Silesia, spending five weeks in the fort at Huy, a place better viewed from the outside. You will be curious about Huy and may not be quite sure where it is or how to pronounce it.

Man Overboard

It’s a nasty story. As a psychologist, lapsed since graduating in 1976, Maxwell’s character seems to have been scarred by his early years.

Ramblings

Ramblings is an apt description of this website. It is also Clare Balding’s radio programme.

An Admirable Admiral

Cloudesley Shovell’s a grand name for a chap who doesn’t have to spell it out every time he talks to a call centre. He could be the central character in a series by Patrick O’Brian, for he spent most of his life at sea.