by Paul Thomas | Sep 25, 2015 | Strange Days Indeed
Paul Thomas2015-09-25 Imagine being British Prime Minister David Cameron’s public relations adviser. Conservative Party headquarters, central London. A foppish young man sits at a desk working on a press release headed “Queen could face firing squad if Corbyn becomes...
by Paul Thomas | Sep 18, 2015 | Strange Days Indeed
Paul Thomas2015-09-18 A narcissistic blowhard leads the Republican presidential race. A bearded weirdo leads the British Labour Party. Australia goes through prime ministers like a banana republic on fast-forward. What’s going on here? While there’s very little new...
by Paul Thomas | Sep 4, 2015 | Strange Days Indeed
Paul Thomas2015-09-04 They say there’s nothing new under the sun and, as usual, they are pretty much on the money. Fashions, trends, fads, waves, movements come and go. Then the wheel turns and they come around again. No matter how silly, unsightly or impractical a...
by Paul Thomas | Jun 12, 2015 | Strange Days Indeed
Paul Thomas2015-06-12 Jerry Collins’ fatal accident is a stark reminder that there’s one form of sudden death to which we’re all susceptible. We think of death on the roads as something that happens to other people. But when that other person is someone we feel we...
by Paul Thomas | Jan 9, 2015 | Strange Days Indeed
Paul Thomas2015-01-09 “ Best of ” lists are a silly season staple. You may think it’s just a matter of listing the ten best books or films or TV shows of the recently concluded year; if so, you couldn’t be more wrong. There’s no fun in compiling such lists if they...
