Editorial

There’s a bit of a spooky feel to this month’s proceedings. Our cover story concerns the notorious Kentish village of Pluckley, frequently cited in the press and popular ghost books as “the most haunt

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Dear Simon, The history of Pitman shorthand told by Angeline Wilcox in the July edition of Best of British (Write on Time) evoked so many memories. I was amazed to learn that Isaac Pitman actually cre

In physics, the search is ongoing for the ‘theory of everything’, an all-encompassing coherent framework that explains all aspects of the Universe. There is a similar concept in conspiracy theory – co

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