The Russian attack on Ukraine is now in its 58th day and one fact has become clear; faced with the indomitable will and resolve of the...

We two have paddled in the stream, from morning sun till dine, But seas between us broad have roared since auld lang syne." Robert Burns...

Remember Mork & Mindy? If not look it up… A spin off from Happy Days, it was a hit comedy vehicle for a young and rising comedy star -...

Away from the doorstep of my native North Yorkshire coastline, I have two favourite English coastal destinations; South West Cornwall and...

The beach in front of Table 40 is a popular venue of dog owners, At low tide it presents a five mile stretch of pebble free sand that...

When I first sat at Table40 to write I never envisaged a commentary on a European war and I still have no wish to be yet another armchair...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is now over 100 hours. It seems that none of the key timeline objectives have been achieved and the...

It seems history is determined to repeat as Putin chooses the Kinetic option in face of weak Western posturing. Financial sanctions mean...

So said Hegel. Today seems to provide confirmation of his truth as Putin’s regime make their first moves to annex the Donetsk and Luhansk...

It is accepted history that from the late 18th and throughout the Nineteenth Century Britain’s navy ruled the waves and that it was...

Full disclosure – I’m one of an estimated one in ten of the population who have some degree of dyslexic tendency. Anyone who knows me or...

"If his forces are united, separate them" So, the intelligence agencies were wrong – today, 16th February 2022 will not be written into...

Question - is "life imitates art far more than art imitates life" a true statement? The above is a quote taken from Oscar Wilde’s The...

Most of us who own a dog can agree that dogs are smart and respond to commands directly spoken; Sit, Roll Over, Dinner, all result in...

Here is my question of the day – Where do our current crop of politicians come from? All things have origins and that origin most often...

This week’s non-news – Over paid footballer whilst playing with his children thinks it’s funny to post a video clip online of him kicking...

The Proclaimers song “I’m Gonna Be” has just ended on the radio and that has prompting me to consider why the Proclaimers chose 500 miles...