Ain’t Hurtin’ Nobody / John Prine October 10th 1946 – April 7th 2020 Tutti Frutti / Little Richard December 5th 1932 – May 9th 2020 Five Minutes / StranglersContinue reading
Me & Mick (Mick & Me)
“Fond Memories of Kentish Town” is an interesting example. I started it myself because I had very fond memories of the area I grew upContinue reading
Humanity or Hypocrisy?
If you’ve spent any time on social media recently (and frankly who hasn’t in these locked down days?), you can’t have failed to notice aContinue reading
PhD In Life Anyone?
There’s little doubt that a number of you will have been to University, or that some of you will have gone the distance and areContinue reading
A Reflection On Connection
I remember the 1975 referendum to stay in the common market. I was nine years old I didn’t understand what was going on but IContinue reading
A last minute plea!
On Tuesday I posted some wise words Dan Walsh had written about the Labour manifesto on Facebook and last night I sat up late tryingContinue reading
The Labour manifesto
With an introduction by Dan Walsh This is a terrific manifesto. The naysayers, the sneerers, the tutters, those decrying it as too utopian, too expensive,Continue reading
The Kids Are Alright!
“What did you do in the war daddy?” For people of my generation that was a question many of us (in particular the boys) askedContinue reading
Ron’s Story
As he crested the hill and hit the downgrade Ron saw a comparatively clear stretch of motorway ahead of him. He tugged on the throttleContinue reading
Solidarity Among Sisters
But obviously they only get really solid solidarity if their political perspective happens to coincide with the journalist’s. In yesterday’s Guardian Gabby Hinsliff spoke out in support of fellowContinue reading