What affects us affects cats
Michael BroadThe UK government is being very inconsistent when it comes to terrorism and public safety. Small and peaceful protest groups can be treated like dangerous criminals, while foreign military groups that have done serious harm are not labelled as terrorists. This shows a lack of clear thinking and poor decision-making. Labour’s government has already …
Studies have concluded that dogs can learn the meaning of words when listening to overheard speech to a similar standard as is attained by young children. Although the Times tells us that “Out of 34 family dogs tested in a 2021 study, only one was able to learn multiple toy names after training.” As …
There is a bit of a debate going on at present on how many U-turns this Labour government have made since their landslide election victory on 5th July 2024. On LBC radio this morning the presenter mentioned 7 U-turns but The Times of 9th January states that there have been no less than a …
The UK Prime Minister, Sir Kier Starmer, and his cabinet plus his backbenchers are prioritising welfare in the UK over the defence of the nation. This at a time when the UK is under direct threat from Russia in terms of a hybrid war and in terms of outrageous declarations by Putin’s inner circle …
It’s extraordinary to me and to millions of others that the ICE officer who shot and killed Renee Good claims that he acted in self-defence. This was a straight act of murder in my considered view because there is no other way to assess what happened. And the reason for that clear assessment is …
There are two (at least) main reasons why Mounjaro is not a drug that should be relied upon if one wants to lose weight because one is obese and perhaps has type II diabetes as a consequence. It cuts appetite and therefore you eat much less. The first reason is that you have to …
The current Ashes series has just finished with a 4-1 defeat for England. I watched a bit of it. I noted that the Australian team appeared to be emotionally tougher with a hardened mentality compared to the English team which looked a bit lost and a bit soft. And we know that England has …
We know that dogs have an enormous capacity to detect the odour of a tiny number of odour molecules. For years they’ve been trained to detect cancer in urine for example. They can detect various types of cancer; so refined is their nose and their trainability. The dog is incredibly useful in detecting disease …
