Tomorrow we get to vote. On ‘assisted dying’. Whether our nation-state becomes complicit in murder (if you’re a Catholic/Christian/anti-abortionist/Hassidic Jew/devout anything) or whether it allows people the freedom to choose their time of death when there is absolutely no hope and staying alive only adds pain, suffering and loss of dignity (if you’re me). Or – Read More-
God bless our government!!! I’m so pleased that lovely man is our Prime Minister. The fact that he’s a masssssive Arsenal fan only adds to my pleasure and my confidence in the entire leadership process. Which is going so well! Especially regarding our ‘green’ policies. As someone who would never step on an ant or – Read More-
Sometimes I write poems and sometimes I don’t It depends what I’m writing and whether I will or I won’t. Poetry is the medium of those truly inspired. Those who are on another plane of love and appreciation and wonderment, for whom mere words are insufficient to express what their hearts are truly feeling. Which – Read More-
The stage was set, a showdown at the Etihad for us to see Spurs visit Man City, well, how hard can that be? As it turned out, the answer was ‘not very’ Glued as I was to my boys on the telly. But this was a new version of Manchester City, Of late, they’ve been – Read More-
Ahhhh, tis a wicked web you weave if at first you do invade Ukraine, or defend yourself from murdering, raping terrorists, or plan to build a nuke. Probably like you, I’d always felt that America elected themselves as ‘guardians of the free world’ and international peace keepers, which they demonstrate by sending troops to invade – Read More-
I’m deeply impressed by author, Richard Flanagan. Deeply. He has won both the Booker prize (non-fiction) and now the ‘Baillie Gifford’ for the same book. The latter is worth 50 grand. Which Flanagan turned down. Well done Richard!!! A man of total principle and dedication to the cause. Which cause? Oh, Baillie Gifford, a massive – Read More-
As we stand on the verge of World War 3, The Final Countdown!!, (I thought this one deserved a subtitle as its firstly a sequel and secondly, possibly the last in the series, if not the planet), it is time to stand up and be counted. Time to be a man. Even if you’re a – Read More-
The one good thing about Trump being US president is that he’ll ban ‘woke’ from the entire nation. Once more Americans can call a spade a spade. Or whatever else they wish to call him. Or her. See, I’m so programmed never to presume your pronouns that I have to qualify every sentence within a – Read More-
Would you be surprised if the new manager at Tehran Football Club was a woman? Possibly a gay woman?? How about if the new driver announced by McLaren’s F1 team was a man blind from birth? What about appointing Gary Glitter as the headteacher at your local Primary School? All pretty funny/sad/impossible/tragic.And yet that is – Read More-
Justin Welby has resigned and there’ll be a new Justin Welby elected later by some Synod or enclave or whatever is the collective term for a bunch’a people wearing silly hats. He had to go, there was no way back. To ‘not take action’ when child abuse is suspected is to be complicit. And he – Read More-