GETTING WORSE?
I HAVE never been a doom merchant. I have always believed that however bad things get, they will...
Sep 23, 2026
GOING INTO THE ABYSS
AS THE tragedy of extremist Taliban victory in Afghanistan flashes across our TV screens, the horror of it frozen on the faces of desperate Afghan souls, fearful for their lives in a country about...
Aug 30, 2021
THEY CALL IT FREEDOM
MY READER will recall that my last column accused the UN of being next to useless, especially here in Cyprus, and also when it comes to dealing with real threats to peace caused by expansionist and...
Aug 16, 2021
UN ARE THE PROBLEM
HE UN is supposedly there to resolve international disputes, encourage international co-operation, assist in recovery from natural disasters, and enforce some international rules on internationally...
Aug 2, 2021
BONIKERS BUILDING
I’M THE first to admit, nothing stays “the same”. It never has. Take my neck for instance (many have tried). Once it was wrinkle-free and smooth, now it is beginning to resemble the...
May 25, 2021
REALITY IS DAWNING
WHY is it that some people constantly search for a solution to a problem when it’s staring them right in the face? It might be right in front of them, yet still they cannot see it. When the apparent...
May 11, 2021
APOLOGY AVALANCHE
THE UK is suffering from more than a viral pandemic – there’s an avalanche of apologies to contend with as well. Do you tend to fearlessly speak your mind? Expect people to disagree with...
Apr 26, 2021
CLOUD CUCKOO LAND
DON’T you just love a good fairy tale? You do? OK, here goes: “Once upon a time, in the land of Cloud Cuckoo, there lived a remote community of mystics, who were convinced that far, far...
Apr 14, 2021
WE GOT IT RIGHT
IS THERE anyone out there who still believes the UK should have never left the EU? Are there still Turkish Cypriots who believe their salvation lies in accepting a clammy Brussels embrace? The answer...
Mar 30, 2021
THE ‘ME, ME, ME’ SHOW
OK, LET’S get one thing straight. I admit it. I’m an avowed, unapologetic Royalist – to the core. There’s as much chance of me wanting a politician to be elected British head...
Mar 15, 2021
OUR FIGHT TOO
Picture the scene. A group of UK civil servants have just entered the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Whitehall, just prior to Dominic Raab’s recent visit to Cyprus. They have climbed the...
Mar 8, 2021
THE GOOD OLD DAYS
THESE days, finding something to smile about is as likely as looking in your bathroom mirror and seeing the handsome brute you used to be smiling back at you, especially in the morning. For example,...
Feb 15, 2021