On 9 February Australia’s SBS TV News ran a short segment that purported to allay some people’s concerns about the Covid vaccine.  I cannot find a recording of the broadcast, but this piece appears to be an expanded version of it. I can think of few more egregious examples of media bias, shallow and patronising.  It was … Continue reading SBS, COVID AND STRAW MEN →

Dear Reader, PHILOSOPHY SUMMER SCHOOL Our first venture of this kind ran from 25 to 29 January and was taught by Dr David Moltow.  I took part myself as a student (it’s such fun to sit in the back row from time to time!) and greatly enjoyed my week.  Firstly, because David Moltow was a first-rate lecturer, a … Continue reading FRIENDS AND ALLIES →

20 January 2021 Dear Reader, On average nearly 150,000 people die throughout the world every single day, from all causes, amounting to a total of more than fifty million each year.  Those totals should be constantly in our minds as a sort of yardstick or backdrop to our consideration of the numbers reported slain by Covid … Continue reading ADDING UP THE BUTCHER’S BILL →