Charles Ellingworth

James Lovelock has long been a hero of mine.   He is a scientist and inventor with hundreds of patents to his name. That alone would be re...

The electric bicycle is seen as something of a cheat. Bicyclists are supposed to be clones of Lance Armstrong (sans dope) with bulging Lycra...

John Barrymore said that man is not old until his regrets take the place of  dreams. I was fifty-seven this month. No big deal there; no lan...

Drones have now become a fact of warfare.  For those deploying them they are the ultimate weapon that is surgically accurate with no risk wh...

Martin Amis was interviewed at a literary festival and had this to say on getting old "You get ugly when you get old. It’s all perfectl...

A survey of Roma living conditions in 11 EU member states by the European Commission found that around 90 per cent of Roma live below nation...

The next eighteen months could be a textbook case in political history - when democracy becomes almost ridiculous in its possible outcome. I...