This Suffolk Idyll
When I tell people I don’t know that I live in a Suffolk village, they invariably sigh and say “How idyllic.” And that’s how I, too, thought it would be… Continue Reading
Browsing Category: Politics
A View From The Gallery – in which I talk about parish councils
“Parish council – The administrative body in a civil parish.” Oxford English Dictionary “Parochial – relating to a Church parish; OR having a limited or narrow outlook or scope. Derived… Continue Reading
Why Stradbroke Library is the perfect home for Stradbroke Post Office
It’s more years ago than I care to remember, that we managed to get over 200 people to protest outside Stradbroke Library against the threat of its closure. And it’s… Continue Reading
How the ECB, Sky and the Tories are destroying cricket
Imagine this. You’re the captain of a village cricket team and you’re trying to get players together for a league match. You phone almost 50 people, and you manage to… Continue Reading
Remembering The Dictator
So she killed my generation And I’m supposed to keep my mouth shut?So she killed my countyAnd we’re supposed to be kind to herNow she’s dead? Let her family mourn… Continue Reading
Raging against the machine of useless education
I know people think I’m an intellectual snob. I know they think I use words that are too big for my mouth or even for the pages I write on…. Continue Reading
Save Stradbroke Library
As part of the National Day of Action to Save Libraries, there will be a read-in at Stradbroke Library tomorrow, 5th February, at 10 a.m.. This is one of the… Continue Reading
Save our Suffolk libraries – and libraries everywhere
Suffolk County Council is threatening to close 29 libraries (the council calls it divesting) in an effort to save money as instructed by central government. Ever heard of standing up… Continue Reading
On passing the buck – the BBC and the banks
I had intended to blog about this last week, but now I’m glad I didn’t, as the BBC’s announcement today of swingeing cuts puts what I have to say into… Continue Reading