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Terry Prone: Biden takes a stand against MAGA extremist threat to US democracy

US President, perhaps because he’s been in politics for so long, understands the power of a single, carefully staged speech

Mon, 05 Sep, 2022

Terry Prone: Nine golden rules to follow when you are in Robert Troy’s position

Terry Prone: Nine golden rules to follow when you are in Robert Troy’s position

In his resignation statement, the unfortunate Robert Troy objected to landlords being demonised. In factual terms, this is hairy

Mon, 29 Aug, 2022

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Terry Prone: Heritage Week trail brought 472 strangers through my home last week

Seeing your home through the eyes of others is a delight — but some visitors may have felt let down by my TK Maxx bedspread

Mon, 22 Aug, 2022

Terry Prone: We thought we’d consigned it to history but beware — polio is back

Terry Prone: We thought we’d consigned it to history but beware — polio is back

We have all but forgotten how polio devastated lives in the 1950s and must heed warnings from New York, London, and the HSE

Mon, 15 Aug, 2022

Terry Prone: Getting old means wanting to smack anyone who describes you as “feisty”

Terry Prone: Getting old means wanting to smack anyone who describes you as “feisty”

From wanting to smack anyone who asks if you’re “still” working to becoming impatient with Jane Fonda, getting old means a great many things, writes Terry Prone.

Mon, 08 Aug, 2022

Team of medical staff in personal protective equipment walking in hospital corridor

Terry Prone: Books by practising medics really ought to be prescribed reading

Keeping the day job does maintain a close connection with the realities on the hospital floor

Mon, 01 Aug, 2022

Paul McCartney,Dave Grohl

Terry Prone: Anthony Fauci, Ken Auletta, and Paul McCartney show us what 80 can look like

The ex-Beatle has been joined by two Americans (also in their eighties) to collectively head-butt ageism where it hurts. Good.

Mon, 25 Jul, 2022

2022 Disney Dreamers Academy

Terry Prone: Broken ribs on holiday? There are worse things that could happen

All my life I have been accident-prone, which has led to dozens of irritating people making a play on my name...

Mon, 18 Jul, 2022

Boris Johnson resignation

Terry Prone: After Clownfall, Boris Johnson will resume his highly profitable media career

Nearly gone but not forgotten — because he's box office, editors will pay for the disgraced prime minister's raucous nonsense

Mon, 11 Jul, 2022

Team of medical staff in personal protective equipment walking in hospital corridor

Terry Prone: After two solid years, have we abandoned our 'duty of opposition' to Covid?

Familiarity breeds contempt and it seems we no longer care about a pandemic that is very much still here

Mon, 04 Jul, 2022