Archive - The Endless Chain

An opinion, an opinion, my kingdom for an opinion

Three questions about Peter Mandelson

5 hrs ago • Graham Vincent

Betting on Cormac McCarthy

No country for a non-betting old man

Apr 19 • Graham Vincent

Percussion and its repercussions

Appliances may vary

Apr 16 • Graham Vincent

For better control

Apr 10 • Graham Vincent

The sea is a jungle

The narrow gulf between abandoning international law and abandoning ship

Apr 9 • Graham Vincent

French tells us when to eat better than English does

Not a mistranslation, just bad timing

Apr 8 • Graham Vincent

The ease of killing at a distance

Apr 7 • Graham Vincent

Whoever saves one life

A film to remind us of compassion

Apr 6 • Graham Vincent

Damn, you’ll be impressed

Four bolts from the blue: two fiction, too real

Apr 2 • Graham Vincent

The enemy of my enemy is ... Red Rum

Figuring out who’s on whose side

Apr 1 • Graham Vincent

March 2026

The price of safety is crushing humiliation

Syrians, go home; unless you’re a doctor.

Mar 31 • Graham Vincent

Toppling memorials

But why are they put up in the first place?

Mar 30 • Graham Vincent

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