Day: 10 August 2010

Changing Tide There are times in history when retrospectively a moment is seen when the tide of events begins to flow in another direction. For example, Gettesburg, seen as a stalemate or draw at the time (Lee’s army withdrew intact at its own pace south, while the Union remained on the field, but too mauled to pursue; […]

Pakistan The scale of this disaster is said by the U.N. now to exceed the tsunami, thought not, mercifully, if measured in loss of life. The world is slowly stirring to the need for aid on a gigantic scale. Those images of shivering and frightened children haunt us. And it goes on. The rains do […]

House Prices These are falling again. This is good news. They need to fall a good deal more. I realise the pain and distress this causes to those who are over borrowed, earn their living in the housing market, or are in the replacement kitchen industry. But we cannot get away from the fact that […]