LAST WORD

“Mortal coil” is a poetic term for the troubles of daily life and the strife and suffering of the world.As an expression it most famously found in Hamlet’s [...] Continue Reading…

In the early days of Spring 2002 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died after over seventy years on the throne and a life impeccably dedicated to service . With some friends I toasted her memory with her favourite drink a Dubonnet and gin. Upon Her Majesty’s death , Queen’s Counsel became King’s Counsel , except those designated with the Cromwellian post-nominal “SC” who remained as such. She served in World War II. [...] Continue Reading…

“Mortal coil” is a poetic term for the troubles of daily life and the strife and suffering of the world. As an expression, it most famously found in Hamlet’s soliloquy,

”To be or not to be,that is the question….

For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,

When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,

Must give us pause-there’s the respect

That makes calamity of so long life…….” [...] Continue Reading…

One would not expect that a book about Prime Minister Scott Morrison written by a Sydney Morning Herald journalist and a former staff member of both Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard’s offices would be a flattering depiction. One will struggle to find much positive comment or any flattery in this book about its subject. [...] Continue Reading…

There is reason to be optimistic in a dark and menacing world, and not only because the terrible rape of the Ukraine has led to the end of that mass delusion, net zero emissions. [...] Continue Reading…