Rant of the day

SPORT IN JULY One of the great advantages of being a teacher is having the whole of July as holiday (well, almost; I had to work today and...

THE ORIGINS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR (2) Yesterday was the 100th anniversary of the assassination in Sarajevo of the Archduke Francis-Ferdin...

BRITAIN AND THE E.U. What is David Cameron up to? I know that he has some bolshy backbenchers, who have cornered him into promising an in-...

VOLDSBOLD Voldsbold (literally "violence ball") is a Danish game a bit like British Bulldog. Two teams, lots of violence, a comp...

WORLD CUP FASHION Ingerland and Luis Suarez notwithstanding, the World Cup has started well, not least in providing a lot of goals. Howev...

A NEW MOSQUE Denmark has freedom of expression and religion enshrined in its constitution. However, freedom of religion doesn't necess...

ADOPTION The combination of longevity, careers for women, contraception and falling sperm levels gives many good things, but more babies i...