No ‘RSVPs’ by special request

No ‘RSVPs’ by special request

by | Sep 4, 2020 | DailyFT

  Humankind cannot bear too much reality. Rest and relax far from the madding crowd is a mantra that has a special appeal to many if not most members of the human race. Maybe much of humanity is SORRY – work-to-do! introverted at heart and we all need our...
Let them eat cake

Let them eat cake

by | Aug 31, 2020 | DailyFT

Question for the house – has the Opposition forgotten the people? – Pic by Shehan Gunasekara  In a recent television interview, a Member of Parliament reminded me of Marie Antoinette. Not because he was a type of cheerful queen inviting the hoi polloi...
Ours but to do or die

Ours but to do or die

by | Aug 28, 2020 | DailyFT

I think it is an old idea: senior generals serve civil society best when they’re civilians at heart. The classical Greek civilisation and Roman republic before Augustus grasped the mantle of the Caesars abound with examples. Modernity is much less teeming with such...
Some ironies of the election result

Some ironies of the election result

by | Aug 17, 2020 | DailyFT

POWER – consolidated   The recently-concluded General Election has been taken on board in a variety of ways. From apathy to unadulterated joy, it has touched just about everyone from Medamulana to the Magul Maduwa. There has been a panoply of celebrants to...