On not tweeting: Open letter to Twitter

And what will I miss? Her cruelty, her unfaithfulness Her fun, her love, her kiss, part company The Go-Betweens, Part … More

The Year of Living Deeply 18: Thinking of Nick

This is the time of year when I traditionally think of Nick. Nick lived with us in our house in … More

Dear Mark I am sorry it has taken so long to getting round to writing to you, not least because … 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

As we get to the business end of Lent, in the week the church still names Holy, I have been … 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

Lying awake last night wondering what had become of Theresa May’s deal in Parliament it suddenly occurred to me that … More