The Anti-Refugee Bill explained

Happy new year, everyone. I am interrupting my current series of Lifesaving Lines post to encourage you to watch a … More

Lifesaving Lines: Indelible, Miraculous, by Julia Darling

I have been thinking a lot about the poetry of Julia Darling this week. Her work became essential to me … More

Tollund That Sunday morning we had travelled far. We stood a long time out in Tollund Moss: The low ground, … More

The main difference between weather and climate is the timescale that they each refer to. Weather describes the conditions of the … More

There’s an old Mel Brooks routine where the psychiatrist tells his patient, “Listen to your broccoli, and your broccoli … More

Well, by tomorrow night, we might be out. Crashed out with no deal or sailing into a bright future presaged … More

I’ll admit it straight away: I didn’t last the whole week. Sometime on Friday evening I switched the radio … More

I never wanted to have to say this. I never imagined I would. But I have finally lost the plot … More

The poem that came into my mind on waking up this morning and hearing the General Election result is Mark … More