WALK OVER
A ‘Bookies’ advert, Belfast Telegraph, 10 July 1901,
Tag: over-certainty
Richard Holloway on over-certainty
This is from a Scotsman feature, 11 January 1996. I think that Richard makes a very important point. I should say that I am a friend of and correspondent with … Continue reading Richard Holloway on over-certainty
If I was a Professor
An old poem written before I retired as a doctor.
February 1998
In the previous millennium Richard Holloway shared this ‘thought for the day’. I feel fortunate that my life has overlapped with Richard Holloway and that in our time we have … Continue reading February 1998
‘The over-certain doctor insists’
I have been trying to trace this old book but it seems to have gone out of print. I am not even sure that it exists. I hope that this … Continue reading ‘The over-certain doctor insists’
dead sure
Joseph Conrad, ‘Heart of Darkness‘ This is the current BMJ poll [it is still open]:
Living with uncertainty
As published in the BMJ, 16 September 2023: Rapid responses to this ‘Talking Point’: