Cyclists sweated and panted alongside the car as we climbed the switchbacks of Holmenkollen mountain. At the top, a huge metal and concrete ramp stretched up towards the sky. And […]
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Domhnall MacAuley on a great Norwegian success story
A great Norwegian success story. Celebrated at Kleivstua in the pine forests of the national park as the sunshine and snow flurries competed for the Nordic Spring. This was the […]
Richard Hurley: Replace the war on drugs with a war on harm
Illicit drugs should be decriminalised. Prohibition has not achieved the stated aim of reducing supply, and criminalisation acts as a barrier to reducing harm in users. Punishment of drug users […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Paddy the cricketer
Rain stopped another Ireland giant killing exploit at cricket’s ICC World Twenty20 yesterday. Having beaten Bangladesh and Pakistan in 2007, victory over England would have been the ultimate achievement. But, […]
Tony Delamothe on the assisted dying debate at the Maudsley
Finally made it to a Maudsley debate (28 April 2010), after years of noting their carefully worded topics and starry lineups. This one was no exception. Household names were debating the […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Behind every tragedy is someone’s secret hope
Every time the telephone rings, it could be you. Waiting for a transplant is long and difficult. With renal dialysis you are hopefully quite stable, but with other conditions it […]
Sally Carter: George Bush and female circumcision
Last week I went to an interview with a writer who I’d never heard of. And now I can’t stop thinking about her, which of her books I should read, […]
Tessa Richards on volcanic ash disrupting the conference circuit
Iceland’s unpronounceable volcano has much to answer for. The economic impact of its ash cloud has been immense and its growing. Thousands of airline passengers are still stranded. Quiet skies […]
Domhnall MacAuley on Dubai writing and education workshops
One of the last arrivals before the Icelandic volcanic dust closed European airspace, planes were parked bumper to bumper on the tarmac with thousands crowded into the airport terminal. As […]
Helen Jaques: To BSc or not to BSc?
As a profession, doctors seem very fond of adding letters after their name: MB BS, BChir, MRCP, FRCS, MRCOG… the list goes on. So you’d think medical students would be […]