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I have a confession that may surprise some people – even those who know me well: I’m not a very good reader. It’s not a literacy proble...

This piece is partly prompted by Rhys Muldoon ’s lovely column today, and partly something I have been thinking for quite a while on the su...

“Who here has never been in love?” asks the host from under an umbrella while the contestants stand in the rain.  “Come on, be honest!”  s...

Although I have never been diagnosed, I’ve been certain for years that I have some kind of depressive condition.  The reasons I’ve never sou...

I have tried to keep a fairly broad point of view for the political and social commentary that I post here.  However, on the issue of boat p...

I know what you’re thinking already. You’re thinking that this is written by a guy so it’s just going to be another blokey diatribe about w...