IF ACTIONS speak louder than words, then integrious actions speak even louder. And even though that strange adjective fell out of favour – and dictionaries – decades ago, it certainly fits the old adage. So as everything around us – not just here but globally – seems to be falling apart, thanks in no small [...]

I HAD a couple of fascinating questions from reader Brett G Marshall the other day that gave me the perfect excuse to indulge my passion for plain English. Brett wanted to know – “without sounding too stodgy” – why it’s the only language to give capital letter status to the personal pronoun and also “who [...]