High Time for Honesty
Here is the transcript of a short opinion piece that I recorded for Ben Chambers’ Sixteen Million Rising March 2019 show. It can be found […]
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Ignorance Inspired Brexit Nostalgia
Here is a short but direct comment on the ways in which proponents of Brexit have sought to portray Britain’s relationship with its former colonies. […]
Parliamentery Petition to Revoke Article 50
I received notice from a friend this morning that a Parliamentary Petition has been launched to revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU. Both […]
A Little Bit of Honesty Would Go a Long Way
“Owning up to the truth” is a strange but revealing expression because, while seemingly virtuous, it implies an admission of lying or, at the very […]
Time to Call a Spade a Spade
Time to call a spade a spade I was very happy to read Jonathan Freedland’s article in today’s Guardian. His self-explanatory title was “We […]
From Surrealism to Pragmatism
Surrealism was a word that emerged quite recently to describe art forms that seek to represent the subconscious. We now come to use surreal […]
Has your life been damaged by EU Laws? The Scots don’t seem to think so
The last time that I wore my kilt was a couple of months ago in celebration of our baby grand-daughter’s christening. I like to wear […]
Time to chumble some numbles?
Time to Chumble some Numbles? Brexit’s crumbling. Voters are grumbling. Discord’s still rumbling May is stumbling. Corbyn and Starmer are mumbling. Vince? Just jumbling. Boris […]
Treasure Hunt Dream
I awoke this morning with vivid memories of a most extraordinary dream. Let me share its essentials with you! Briefly, a friend had called me […]
Rocco’s thunder is little more than a damp squib
We dread the thought that our grandchildren could end up fighting against the grandchildren of our friends in Spain, Poland, Germany, France or Italy A […]