Waiting for a hair of the killer dog
Not so long ago, the whole idea of what our present-day society waits for impatiently and nervously, the chance to be zapped with the Corona menace, would have seemed madness on a vast scale.
When is a tropical paradise not quite
Imagine going on holiday to escape our crazy virus laws. You’ve chosen some very special location in the sun, travel from the airport to the smart accommodation, and the local government announces the strictest lockdown.
A brand new 'welcome' on the trains
Poor old trains, poor old railways, going without passengers after years and years of packed carriages, and squeezed-together passengers, and choruses of criticism. But, relief of Mafeking and joy of joys, trains are back in business.
What an age for historians - for us all
Do we or don’t we live in astonishing times? Our grandparents can talk of world wars and air raids and rationing, of course, but who has heard any of our living ancients mentioning a plague? _