Author: David Boyd

Fascism

German playwright Berthold Brecht wrote in reference to Nazi fascism-            This was the thing that nearly had us mastered;             Don’t yet rejoice in his defeat,you men!             Although the world stood up and stopped the bastard,             The bitch that bore him is in heat again.

Christmas Letter

Christmas Letter- 2024 Here I am on Christmas Eve, again prompted to review my decision to break the annual habit, by the receipt of welcome epistles from so many others. My personal doings are mostly included in my online journal (jdoboyd.com). These include my Birdsville via Wagga trip with two other octogenarians in May/June. In very … Continue reading Christmas Letter →

Trump Triumphs

"It is impossible to overstate the importance of Donald Trump’s triumph. Israel, for one, will be heaving a mighty sigh of relief. Iran’s ayatollahs will be shaking in their boots. One wag posted a video online of the mandarins at the United Nations running around in a panic shredding all their documents. The transgender madness … Continue reading Trump Triumphs →

Climate Change

Climate change alarmism and “decarbonising” the world, is the greatest hoax foisted on humanity. With the truth now emerging,within a few years our grandchildren will be asking what on earth we thought we were doing. As with Malthus,Ehrlich and Greta Thunberg, the doomsday theorists are again being proven wrong.

Precision and brevity!!

The Weekend Australian- Letters,31st August,2024 BHP is doing its job, Madeleine King, which is to serve the interests of its shareholders. You should try serving the interests of your shareholders, who are the Australian public, not the unions.  Trevor Farrant, Hackney, SA

The Fundamental Underlying Hypothesis

A seminal paper by a retired Australian scientist, Ian McNaughton, was published today in an international scientific journal for peer review  https://scienceofclimatechange.org/ian-l-k-mcnaugton-2024-temperature-versus-co2-population-growth/ . It ticks all the boxes for me.  For those suffering information overload without time to read the full paper, his conclusion is a powerful statement.  14. Conclusion The relationship between the exponentially increasing global … Continue reading The Fundamental Underlying Hypothesis →

Pastoral Pursuits – Reviews

Two journalists have written very kind reviews of my book. Pastoral Doyen reflects - How David Boyd fulfilled a dream David Boyd has surely lived out the dream of many an aspirational pastoral house employee: the transition from agent to principal - in his case, on a grand scale. After 18 years with the pastoral … Continue reading Pastoral Pursuits – Reviews →

Blog Log – Channel Country Tour – May/June 2024

In November, 2022 two fellow members of the St Swithun's Church congregation and myself decided to hire an aircraft to fly over what was then an inland sea following heavy rain, as much of northern NSW's was under water. Earlier this year I suggested to the same two that we should go for a drive … Continue reading Blog Log – Channel Country Tour – May/June 2024 →