I happened to walk down the street in Westminster where Edward Grey once lived – the man who was British … More
Month: May 2010
Sunshine’s hit me
When the mercury starts rising (do people still have thermometers with mercury in them?) I reach for The Bees’ first … More
The seven wonders of Communism
My son has been reading the good bits of Ben Lewis’ book Hammer and Tickle to me – the history … More
Not understanding
A couple of quotes which seem to share a heritage – and both re-quoted in articles about the financial crisis … More
Strictly business
When Pink Floyd’s keyboard player, Rick Wright, died 18 months ago I wrote a post about the transition of the … More
Alone, again
Fulham’s close-run defeat against Atletico Madrid in the final of the grandly named ‘Europa Cup’ last night reminded me, as … More
Purple patches
I dropped in on the impromptu demonstration for a fairer voting system, called via Twitter and email by Take Back … More
‘Smart work for civilisation’
Controlled anger is one of the hardest registers for a journalist. It is the thinnest of tightropes between ranting, on … More
Keeping the customer satisfied
I put on some Simon and Garfunkel, looking for a line I’d half-remembered (“I get all the news I need … More
Dreaming in red
Maybe it’s because we’ve been having an election here in Britain, but I’ve been listening to Robert Wyatt’s elegiac version … More