Flights of the butterfly

  • Chatbot

    Listening to a major broadcaster’s current affairs programme the other day. The presenter was gushing on about a new, updated version of a chatbot that is being rolled  out. He was so prettily enthusiastic about it, it was quite charming. He enthused about how this would help The Economy, always a good thing whenever something…

  • Reporting

    Once upon a time, a self-styled environmentalist was interviewed on a current affairs programme. He has, or had, supposedly, a house on the main road through the middle of Wales. He complained about “motorcyclists from all over the country racing along the road at night at 100mph”. The interviewer gushed, emoted and cooed sympathetically. But…