Diary of a Dissenter: A Week From My Window

‘The most damaged survive today as limbless trunks, others whose legs and arms were reduced to digital “flipper” extrusions from the shoulder . . .’ — Harold Evans on Thalidomide's casualties

The Worm Turning; The Worms Squirming

SATURDAY

The horrors of the present are not without their entertainment value. A reader writes:

I've heard it from a few Dicky Birds at this stage to keep well away from Killarney this Summer. 'cos it's no longer the local jarveys and the gift shops who are out to cream you, but an invasive species that has taken over …