Day 245
I occasionally break the rule about all of this blog having to be new writing, but as we move towards the end of what has been a glorious summer in… Continue Reading
Browsing Category: Politics
Day 219
When some of us, even in the early days of the now 12-year Tory rule, said that the Tory cultural war was not just aimed at left-wing culture but at… Continue Reading
Day 217
There must be a saying, and if there isn’t, I’m going to coin it now – “Economists are disgraced mathematicians or failed politicians. And politicians are disgraced economists.” A devil’s… Continue Reading
Day 208
After two nights of not sleeping very well at all, partly caused by my despair at seeing summer pass so quickly, I slept almost too well last night. Probably because… Continue Reading
Day 194
The time table for today so far: 05:00 – wake up to go to loo; open garden door for cats; go back to bed. 07:00 – get up; Manuka honey;… Continue Reading
Day 189
Today has just been one thing after another, with spreadsheets not tallying, VPN failures, worries about children, a seemingly unending flood of emails, simultaneous phone calls, etc etc. But I… Continue Reading
Day 188
Today, I am paralysed by reality. … Self-censors … Being a parent is the most painful state of all … Self-censors … Our children remain our children, and we don’t… Continue Reading
Day 184
Fourteen years and 5 months ago (not to the date), a very good friend of mine, T, died of cancer. I dreamed about him last night, that he’d somehow faked… Continue Reading
Day 175
Of course, I am overjoyed that the Tories lost in Tiverton and Wakefield. Electoral pacts at the local level work. But the Tories still have a dictatorial overall majority of… Continue Reading
Day 169
This morning is disappointingly cold and grey. It looks and feels and smells like it’s going to rain. I will need to go and change into some long trousers and… Continue Reading