Protecting Democracy. What Britain can Learn from Italy
How to change the government without an election We are British citizens who live in Italy. We don’t normally follow Italian politics closely, but […]
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Is Our Prime Minister Trying to Make Us Cut off our Noses to Spite our Faces?
The Brexit debate that has literally consumed us for over 3 years is usually portrayed as one between ‘leavers’ and ‘remainers’, and polls suggest […]
Distressed Jeans and the Fabrication of Institutional Contempt
I wear blue jeans almost every day. Being a gardener, spending a lot of time weeding my vegetable patch, my jeans get worn […]
March for Change – 6 Simple Thoughts for the Day
Please print this and share with others March for Change 20th July 2019 6 Simple Thoughts for the Day Has Britain ever had […]
We Are All In The Same Boat But It’s Time To Pull Together!
This blog was written on 3 July. It is now largely redundant as the EM has since announced its support for the March for Change. […]
Pot! Goes the Weasel!
I am no good at singing or – for that matter – dancing, so there is no obvious reason why the song “Pop! Goes the […]
A Healing Process
A Healing Process The morning after I had spent a day in hospital having a hernia operation, I shared some reflections on my first visit […]
First-hand Reflections on EHIC
There is a lot to be gained by staying in EU specialised agencies. Why squander the advantages? Over the past 76 years I have been […]
Facing up to Reality
Time to Face up to Reality A young cat has recently adopted me and follows me wherever I go. We have named her ‘Theresa’ because […]
Carole Cadwalladr’s Enlightening TED Talk
Could Facebook Hijack a People’s Vote? Watch what Carole Cadwalladr has to say and share it widely! I and my wife are British citizens who […]