It's interesting watching the reaction to the Pope quoting another one. Reading what the Pope said is does not seem particularly inflammatory. The central point was about if faith should be forced by the sword. However as we have seen before you can open a can of worms if you …

I saw Zac Goldsmith on HardTALK last night. Whatever people may think about the Tories new penchant for green issues Cameron certainly seems to convinced Zac that he's willing to do what it takes. The emphasis seems to be on the polluter pays, gaming the free market (which is never …

When you fork out 390 of you hard earned pounds for a new trim, service and fresh brakes it really makes you wonder if your getting enough out of your car. Still I'll be driving it this weekend and I suppose my fuel bill isn't that high.

Last nights Question …

This may very well come under the heading of preaching to the converted. I have felt a certain amount of concern as more and more Chemistry departments have been shut down. It is the continuation of many years of neglect of our science base which has seen a continuous brain …

I caught All in the Mind on the way home last night. They were discussing the possible therapeutic uses of various recreational psychoactive compounds and the problems clinicians have studying them because of their legal status. I've always held that there should be more research into these compounds not withstanding …