Happy new year, everyone. I am interrupting my current series of Lifesaving Lines post to encourage you to watch a … More
Category: Politics
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
Ourselves again
Tollund That Sunday morning we had travelled far. We stood a long time out in Tollund Moss: The low ground, … More
Weather vs climate (LentBlog38)
The main difference between weather and climate is the timescale that they each refer to. Weather describes the conditions of the … More
On Diane Abbott and Assange -Meditation on a line by Anne Lamott (LentBlog37)
There’s an old Mel Brooks routine where the psychiatrist tells his patient, “Listen to your broccoli, and your broccoli … More
From Brussels With Love (LentBlog32)
Well, by tomorrow night, we might be out. Crashed out with no deal or sailing into a bright future presaged … More
My Brexit week off (LentBlog25)
I’ll admit it straight away: I didn’t last the whole week. Sometime on Friday evening I switched the radio … More
Why I can’t vote Labour at the next election (LentBlog12)
I never wanted to have to say this. I never imagined I would. But I have finally lost the plot … More
Why must we write?
The poem that came into my mind on waking up this morning and hearing the General Election result is Mark … More